What Does Psalm 147:7 Mean in the King James?
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Thanksgiving is voiced acknowledgment: the song makes gratitude audible, and the harp gives it music.
THE MEANING
You sing to the LORD with todah, a thanks that also carries acknowledgment and praise, and you sing with the harp before God. Gratitude takes audible shape in both voice and instrument.
THE ROOT
תּוֹדָה
todah
GROWS FROM
ידה
acknowledge, give thanks, praise, or confess
Todah grows from yadah, whose meanings include giving thanks, praise, and confession. Thanksgiving here carries the depth of acknowledgment made audible in song.
ALSO GROWS
yadah: to give thanks, praise, or confess
יָדָה
This verb shows the act of acknowledgment held within todah.
modeh: one who acknowledges or gives thanks
מוֹדֶה
This form shows the same root can describe the one giving thanks, as well as the act.
זַמְּרוּ
zammeru
GROWS FROM
זמר
sing or make music
The verb translated “sing praise” comes from zamar, a word for singing or making music. Beside the harp, it joins verbal praise and instrumental sound in one musical act.
ALSO GROWS
mizmor: a psalm or song
מִזְמוֹר
This related word names a song, showing the musical field shared with zamar.
zimrah: song, music, or praise
זִמְרָה
This noun holds praise as music, echoing the verse’s joined voice and harp.
THE PATTERN
Praise turns acknowledgment into audible expression through voice and music.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.THE THREAD
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.Psalm 100:4 uses the same Hebrew word, תּוֹדָה (todah, thanksgiving), found here. It links the song of acknowledgment with entering God’s courts and blessing his name.
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