Verse 1

Praise the LORD: for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is fitting.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Halleluja! Syng til Herren, for det er godt; lovpris vår Gud, for det er gledelig. Hans lovsang er passende.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Pris Herren, for det er godt å synge lovsanger til vår Gud, for det er behagelig og passende å prise Ham.

  • Norsk King James

    Prise Herren, for det er godt å synge lovsanger til vår Gud; for det er behagelig, og lovprisningen er vakker.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Lov Herren, for det er godt å synge vår Gud lovsanger. For han er herlig, og slik lovprisning er vakker.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Halleluja! For det er godt å lovsynge vår Gud, for det er vakkert, og han fortjener lovprisning.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Lov Herren, for det er godt å lovsynge vår Gud; for det er behagelig, og lovsang er passende.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Lovpris Herren, for det er godt å prise vår Gud; det er behagelig, og lovprisning er vakkert.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Lov Herren, for det er godt å lovsynge vår Gud; for det er behagelig, og lovsang er passende.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Halleluja! Syng lovsang for vår Gud, for det er godt; lovprisning er vakkert og passende.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; it is pleasant, and praise is fitting.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Halleluja! For det er godt å lovsynge vår Gud, for lovprisning er skjønn og passende.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Lover Herren, thi det er godt at synge vor Gud Psalmer, thi han er liflig, (saadan) Lovsang er smuk.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Pris Herren, for det er godt å synge lovsang til vår Gud; det er en glede, og lovprisning er passende.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Lov Herren, for det er godt å synge lovsanger for vår Gud; for det er behagelig og passende å prise ham.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Lov Herren! For det er godt å prise vår Gud, for lovsang er behagelig og vakkert.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Lovsyng Herren, for det er godt å synge lovsanger til vår Gud; for det er behagelig, og lovsang er skjønn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Lov Herren, for det er godt å synge for vår Gud; lovsang er behagelig og vakker.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    O prayse the LORDE, for it is a good thinge to synge prayses vnto or God: yee a ioyfull and pleasaunt thinge is it to be thankfull.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Prayse ye the Lorde, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Prayse ye the Lorde, for it is a good thyng: sing psalmes vnto our Lorde, for it is a pleasaunt thing, his praise is to be desired.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Praise Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Praise ye Jah! For `it is' good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely `is' praise.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 33:1 : 1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous, for praise is fitting for the upright.
  • Ps 135:3 : 3 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises to his name; for it is pleasant.
  • Ps 92:1 : 1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to your name, O Most High:
  • Ps 122:1-4 : 1 I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 2 Our feet shall stand within your gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together: 4 Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
  • Ps 42:4 : 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept a feast.
  • Ps 63:3-5 : 3 Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. 4 Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips:
  • Rev 5:9-9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth. 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever. 14 Then the four living creatures said, Amen. And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.
  • Rev 19:1-6 : 1 And after these things I heard a great voice of a multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, to the Lord our God: 2 For true and righteous are His judgments: for He has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged the blood of His servants at her hand. 3 And again they said, Hallelujah. And her smoke rose up forever and ever. 4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all you His servants, and you that fear Him, both small and great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord God omnipotent reigns.