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Bible in Basic English

It is a good thing to give praise to the Lord, and to make melody to your name, O Most High;

New American Standard Bible

A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.
It is good to give thanks to the Lord
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

King James Version

{A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.} It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

Holman Bible

A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.It is good to praise Yahweh,
to sing praise to Your name, Most High,

International Standard Version

It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praise to your name, Most High;

A Conservative Version

It is a good thing to give thanks to LORD, and to sing praises to thy name, O Most High,

American Standard Version

It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;

Amplified

It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord,
To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

Darby Translation

{A Psalm, a Song, for the Sabbath day.} It is good to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High;

Julia Smith Translation

Chanting a song to the day of Sabbath. It is good to confess to Jehovah, to play on the harp to thy name, O Most High.

King James 2000

[A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day.] It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto your name, O most High:

Lexham Expanded Bible

[It is] good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;

Modern King James verseion

A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to Jehovah, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{A Psalm of the song for the Sabbath Day} It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most highest!

NET Bible

A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day. It is fitting to thank the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One!

New Heart English Bible

It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, Most High;

The Emphasized Bible

It is good to give thanks to Yahweh, And to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most High;

Webster

A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to thy name, O Most High.

World English Bible

It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;

Youngs Literal Translation

A Psalm. -- A Song for the sabbath-day. Good to give thanks to Jehovah, And to sing praises to Thy name, O Most High,

Context Readings

God's Love And Faithfulness

1 It is a good thing to give praise to the Lord, and to make melody to your name, O Most High;


Cross References

Psalm 147:1

Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

Psalm 135:3

Give praise to Jah, for he is good: make melody to his name, for it is pleasing.

Psalm 73:28

But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.

Psalm 107:1

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Psalm 107:21-22

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

Isaiah 57:15

For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.

Daniel 4:34-37

And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up my eyes to heaven, got back my reason, and, blessing the Most High, I gave praise and honour to him who is living for ever, whose rule is an eternal rule and whose kingdom goes on from generation to generation.

Psalm 33:1

Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.

Psalm 52:9

I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.

Psalm 54:6

Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

Psalm 107:8

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

Psalm 107:15

Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

Isaiah 58:13-14

If you keep the Sabbath with care, not doing your business on my holy day; and if the Sabbath seems to you a delight, and the new moon of the Lord a thing to be honoured; and if you give respect to him by not doing your business, or going after your pleasure, or saying unholy words;

Daniel 5:18

As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:

Acts 7:48-49

But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,

Ephesians 5:19

Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Hebrews 4:9

So that there is still a Sabbath-keeping for the people of God.

Hebrews 13:15

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

Revelation 4:8-11

And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.

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