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Psalms 147:1

Praise and worshipJoy
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!

2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.

3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

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BSB
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
KJV
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
WEB
Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
ASV
Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.
DARBY
Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
BLB
Hallelu YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God—how pleasant [and] beautiful [is] praise!
ÅB
Lov Herren! For det er godt å lovsynge vår Gud, det er liflig, lovsang sømmer seg.
OTB
Lov Herren!
Det er godt å synge lovsanger til vår Gud;
Det er herlig, og slik lovsang er vakker.
B1930
Lov Herren! For det er godt å lovsynge vår Gud, det er liflig, lovsang sømmer sig.

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