Psalm 147

This article is about Psalm 147 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalms 146 and 147 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see the Psalm described on the current page.

Psalm 147
"Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises"
David playing his harp,
Paris Psalter, c. 960, Constantinople
Other name
  • Psalm 146 and Psalm 147 (Vulgate)
  • "Laudate Dominum quoniam bonum psalmus"
  • "Lauda Jerusalem Dominum"
LanguageHebrew (original)

Psalm 147 is the 147th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version, "Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and in the Latin Vulgate/Vulgata Clementina, this psalm is divided into Psalm 146 and Psalm 147. In Latin, Psalm 146 is known as "Laudate Dominum quoniam bonum psalmus",[1] and Psalm 147 as "Lauda Jerusalem Dominum".[2]

Both are considered psalms of praise and feature among the five final praise psalms in the psalter.[3] They are used as regular parts of Jewish, Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and other Protestant liturgies and have often been set to music.

  1. ^ "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 146 (147)". medievalist.net. 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 147)". medievalist.net. 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ Henry, Matthew. "Psalms 147". Bible Study Tools. Retrieved 3 May 2019.