Verse 1

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.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 33:1 : 1 Reioyce in God O ye righteous: for prayse becommeth well the iust.
  • Ps 135:3 : 3 Prayse ye the Lorde, for God is gratious: sing psalmes vnto his name, for it is pleasaunt.
  • Ps 92:1 : 1 A Psalme, the song for the sabbath day. It is a good thyng to confesse vnto God: and to syng psalmes vnto thy name O thou most hyghest.
  • Ps 122:1-4 : 1 A song of high degrees of Dauid. I was glad when they sayde vnto me: we wyll go into the house of God. 2 Our feete shall stande in thy gates: O Hierusalem. 3 Hierusalem is builded: as a citie that is well vnited together in it selfe. 4 For the tribes do go vp thyther, euen the tribes of the Lorde: which is a testimonie vnto Israel for to prayse the name of God.
  • Ps 42:4 : 4 And I powred out of me my very heart, remembryng this howe that before tyme I haue passed with a great number, bringyng the vnto the house of the Lord: with a voyce of ioy & prayse, & with a company that kept holy day.
  • Ps 63:3-5 : 3 For thy louing kindnes is better then life itselfe: my lippes shall prayse thee. 4 As long as I liue I wyll blesse thee on this maner: and in thy name I wyll lyft vp my handes. 5 My soule is satisfied euen as it were with mary and fatnes: and my mouth prayseth thee with ioyfull lippes.
  • Rev 5:9-9 : 9 And they song a newe song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the booke and to open the seales therof: for thou wast kylled, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood, out of al kinrede, and tongue, and people, and nation: 10 And hast made vs vnto our God kinges and priestes, and we shall raigne on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voyce of many angels about the throne, and about the beastes and the elders, and hearde thousande thousandes, 12 Saying with a loude voyce: Worthy is the lambe that was kylled to receaue power, and richesse, and wisedome, and strength, and honor, and glorie, and blessyng. 13 And all the creatures whiche are in heauen, and on the earth, and vnder the earth, and in the sea, and all that are in them, hearde I, saying: Blessyng, honour, glorie, and power be vnto hym that sitteth vpon the throne, and vnto the lambe for euermore. 14 And the foure beastes sayde, Amen. And the 24 elders fell vpon their faces, and worshipped hym that lyueth for euermore. The lambe openeth the sixe seales, and many thynges folowe the openyng therof, so that this conteyneth a generall prophesie to the ende of the worlde.
  • Rev 19:1-6 : 1 And after that I heard a great voyce of much people in heauen, saying Alleluia: Saluation, and glory, and honour, and power, be ascribed to the Lorde our God: 2 For true and ryghteous are his iudgementes, for he hath iudged the great whore which dyd corrupt ye earth with her fornication, and hath auenged the blood of his seruauntes of her hande. 3 And agayne they sayde Alleluia: and her smoke rose vp for euermore. 4 And the xxiiij. elders & the foure beastes fell downe, & worshipped God that sate on the throne, saying Amen, Alleluia. 5 And a voyce came out of the throne, saying: Praise our Lord God all ye that are his seruauntes, & ye that feare hym both small and great. 6 And I hearde the voyce of much people, euen as the voyce of many waters, and as the voyce of strong thundringes, saying, Alleluia: for the Lorde our God omnipotent raigneth.