Translations
Modern
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Traditional
Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Literal
Hallelu YAH! For it is good to praise our God—how pleasant and beautiful is praise!
Latin
Alleluja. Laudate Dominum, quoniam bonus est psalmus; Deo nostro sit jucunda, decoraque laudatio.
Original
Hebrew
English
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Notes
This verse is a call to worship.
The psalmist calls for the Lord to be praised for restoring and blessing Zion, caring for the poor, displaying his power over nature, and revealing himself to his people.
The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the LORD! (Hebrew haleluyah).
People
LORD: Names or title used to refer to God
Glossary
Topics
Hallelujah: An, Exclamatory Expression of Praise or Adoration Praise for God's Attributes Praise is Good and Comely Praise: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalms: Praise for God's Attributes Singing