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1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)Here, I. The duty of praise is recommended to us. It is not without reason that we are thus called to it again and again: Praise you the Lord (Ps. 147:1), and again (Ps. 147:7), Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, sing praise upon the harp to our God (let all our praises be directed to him and centre in him), for it is good to do so; it is our duty, and therefore good in itself; it is our intere…
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