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Psalm 147

Psa. 147:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Sing
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
with thanksgiving
towdah (Hebrew #8426)
properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
KJV usage: confession, (sacrifice of) praise, thanks(-giving, offering).
Pronounce: to-daw'
Origin: from 3034
; sing praise
zamar (Hebrew #2167)
properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
KJV usage: give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.
Pronounce: zaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root (perhaps ident. with 2168 through the idea of striking with the fingers)
upon the harp
kinnowr (Hebrew #3658)
a harp
KJV usage: harp.
Pronounce: kin-nore'
Origin: from a unused root meaning to twang
unto our God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 47:6‑7• 6Sing psalms of God, sing psalms; sing psalms unto our King, sing psalms!
 7For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding. (Psa. 47:6‑7)
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Psa. 68:32• 32Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; sing psalms of the Lord, (Selah,) (Psa. 68:32)
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Psa. 92:1‑3• 1A Psalm, a Song, for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High;
 2To declare thy loving-kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness in the nights,
 3Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the lute; upon the Higgaion with the harp. (Psa. 92:1‑3)
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Psa. 95:1‑2• 1Come, let us sing aloud to Jehovah, let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation;
 2Let us come before his face with thanksgiving; let us shout aloud unto him with psalms. (Psa. 95:1‑2)
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Psa. 107:21‑22• 21Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,
 22And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song. (Psa. 107:21‑22)
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Ex. 15:20‑21• 20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances.
 21And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:20‑21)
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Rev. 5:8‑10• 8And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.
 9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
 10and made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth. (Rev. 5:8‑10)
• The praise to the Lord will continue to grow (vs. 7-12). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)
• {v.7-9} A further call for praise is found in the providential goodness of the Lord. He orders the clouds and sends the rain, and “maketh the grass to grow” to provide for His creatures. (“Psalms 147” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Singi unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalmsh upon the harp unto our God:

JND Translation Notes

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i
As Num. 21.17. Lit. "Respond," as Ps. 119.172; Hos. 2.15.
h
See Ps. 30.12; 47.6; 138.1.