시편 Chapter 147

Translation: ESV

1

Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.

Key Message

Praising God is, before it is an obligation, a beautiful and fitting act.

▸It declares that praise itself is 'good (tov),' 'pleasant (na'im),' and 'fitting (naveh).

It declares that praise itself is 'good (tov),' 'pleasant (na'im),' and 'fitting (naveh).' Praise is not an obligation but something beautiful and appropriate. Because God is worthy of praise, praising him is the right and fitting response.

Related Verses

It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High.
3

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Key Message

The God who governs all the universe is simultaneously the tender one who heals every wounded individual heart.

▸The God who counts hundreds of billions of stars (v.

4

He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.

Key Message

The God who knows trillions of stars by name also knows each one of us by name.

▸This describes God as the Creator of the universe.

11

But the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.

Key Message

What God takes pleasure in is not human ability or military force, but the heart that fears him and hopes in his steadfast love.

▸What God takes pleasure in—not the horse, not the legs of a man (v.