Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
Parallel translations
- KJV Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
- BSB Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
- NKJV Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
- NASB Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is beautiful.
- NLT Praise the Lord! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!
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Cross-references · 8
- Ps 135:3Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
- Ps 92:1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;
- Ps 33:1Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
- Ps 42:4These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
- Rev 5:9–14They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- Ps 63:3–5Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
- Rev 19:1–6After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God:
- Ps 122:1–4A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
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