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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 praises unto God, sing praises;{HR}Sing praises unto our king,sing praises.
 7For king of all the earth [is] God;{HR}Sing ye a Maschil. (Psa. 47:6‑7)
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Psa. 68:32• 32Kingdoms of the earth,{HR}Sing ye unto God,{HR}Praise Adonai. Selah. (Psa. 68:32)
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Psa. 92:1‑3• 1A psalm, a song, for the Sabbath day.{HR}[It is] good to give thanks unto Jehovah,{HR}And to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High,
 2To show in the morning thy mercy{HR}And thy faithfulness in the night,
 3On decachord and on psaltery,{HR}On a meditation with a harp, (Psa. 92:1‑3)
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Psa. 95:1‑2• 1Come , let us sing aloud to Jehovah,{HR}Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
 2Let us come before his face with thanksgiving,{HR}Let us shout aloud to him with psalms. (Psa. 95:1‑2)
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Psa. 107:21‑22• 21O that [they] might give thanks unto Jehovah{HR}[For] his mercy and his wonders to the sons of men!
 22And let them sacrifice sacrifices of praise{HR}And declare his works with singing. (Psa. 107:21‑22)
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Ex. 15:20‑21• 20{i}And 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.{/i}
 21{i}And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.{/i} (Ex. 15:20‑21)
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Rev. 5:8‑10• 8And when he took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints.
 9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain and hast bought [us] to God by thy blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation;
 10and hast made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth. (Rev. 5:8‑10)
• {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. (“Psalm 147” by H. Smith)
• The praise to the Lord will continue to grow (vs. 7-12). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Respond to Jehovah with thanksgiving,{HR}Sing psalms unto our God with harp.