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PraiseהַלְלוּYah,יָהּforכִּיit is goodטוֹבto sing psalmsזַמְּרָהto our Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּforכִּיit is pleasant;נָעִיםpraiseתְהִלָּהis fitting.נָאוָה
Psalms 147:1
Study it in the app“Praise Yah, for it is good to sing psalms to our Elohim, for it is pleasant; praise is fitting.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 147:1, word by word
- Praiseהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears- it is goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- to sing psalmsזַמְּרָהzamra
sing praise, make music
Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.
Where else “zamra” appears- to our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- it is pleasantנָעִיםnaim
pleasant
Lovely, dear, charming.
Where else “naim” appears- praiseתְהִלָּהtehila
praise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehila” appears- is fittingנָאוָהnava
fitting
What suits someone, what fits him.
Where else “nava” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2YHWH builds Jerusalem; the banished of Israel he gathers.