Psalms 117:1

O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. Psalms 117:1 -Cf. Introduction to Psalms 116:1 O PRAISE THE LORD, ALL YE NATIONS - Israel's call to the Gentiles to praise Yahweh for His mercy and His truth displayed to her, as set forth in Psalms 116:1 (cf. ; Psalms 67:1; Psalms 98:3)....

1_Praise Jehovah, all ye nations. _The Holy Spirit having, by the mouth of the prophet, exhorted all nations to celebrate the praises of God’s mercy and faithfulness, Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans, very justly considers this as a prediction respecting the calling of the whole world, (Romans 15:11.) How can unbelievers be qualified for praising God, who, though not entirely destitute of his mercy, yet are insensible of it, and are ignorant of his truth? It would therefore serve no purpose for the prophet to address the heathen nations, unless they were to be gathered together in the unity of the faith with the children of Abraham. There is no ground for the censorious attempting, by their sophistical arguments, to refute the reasoning of Paul. I grant that the Holy Spirit elsewhere calls upon the mountains, rivers, trees, rain, winds, and thunder, to resound the praises of God, b

PSALM CXVII _The psalmist calls upon the nations of the world to praise the_ _Lord for his mercy and kindness, and for the fulfilment of his_ _promises_, 1, 2. NOTES ON PSALM CXVII This is the shortest Psalm in the whole collection; it is written as a part of the preceding in thirty-two of _Kennicott's_ and _De Rossi's_ MSS., and is found thus printed in some ancient editions. The whole Psalm is omitted in one of _Kennicott's_ and in two of _De Rossi's_ MSS. It celebrates the redemption from the Babylonish captivity, the grand type of the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus. The _Syriac_ says: "It was spoken concerning Ananias and his followers when they came o

O PRAISE THE LORD, ALL YE NATIONS - The idea is that God has a claim to universal worship, and that all the nations of the earth are under obligations to adore him as the true God. He is not the God of the Hebrew people only, but of all people; his praise should be celebrated not merely by one nation, but by all. This is one of the passages in the Old Testament, anticipating what is more fully disclosed in the New Testament, in which the sacred writer extends his vision beyond the narrow boundaries of Judea, and looks to the world, the whole world, as the theater on which the true religion was to be displayed, and for which it was designed. It is language such as would be indited by the Spirit of inspiration on the supposition that the time would come when the barrier between Jews and Gentiles would be broken down, and when all the nations of the earth would be in the possession of the t...

EXPOSITION IT has been doubted whether this exceedingly short psalm can ever have been in tended for a separate composition, and was not rather written as a conclusion to Psalms 116:1. or an introduction to Psalms 118:1. In Hebrew manuscripts it is often attached to one or other of these two psalms; but in the versions and in the best manuscripts it is always separate. The writer calls upon all the nations of the earth to laud and praise Jehovah, on the ground of his great mercy and faithfulness to Israel. The solidarity of the rest of mankind with Israel is assumed (comp. Psalms 47:1; Psalms 66:1,...

O PRAISE THE LORD, ALL YE NATIONS,.... The Lord having chosen, and Christ having redeemed, some out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation; and the Gospel being sent and preached to all nations, and some of each being called and converted by the Spirit of God; they are excited to praise the Lord, Jehovah, Father, Son and Spirit, for their several acts of divine grace and kindness towards them, in choosing, redeeming, and sanctifying them; and in favouring them with the Gospel, and the ordinances of it, and with his gracious presence in them; and in supplying them with his grace, and giving them a right unto and meetness for eternal glory; for all which praise should be given to the Lord; PRAISE HIM, ALL YE PEOPLE; ye people of God in the several nations of the world; not the Jews only, but the Gentiles also: the same thing is repeated in different words, for the greater certainty...

Psalms 117 This is the shortest Psalm. All the earth, all the nations, are now called upon to praise, because His merciful kindness has been great towards His people Israel. And their blessing means the blessing of the world. See the significant and interesting verse in Deuteronomy 32:43, the last note of Moses' prophetic song. Hallelujah....

CXVII. All nations are invited to worship Yahweh, who has revealed His power and faithfulness to Israel. The Ps. is Messianic in the general sense that it contemplates the union of all nations in the sole worship of the one and only God. On account of its brevity, but with no solid reason, many MSS combine this with the preceding or following Ps....

PRAISE, &C. Quoted in Romans 15:11. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ with. _eth_. Jehovah Himself. App-4. PRAISE. Laud. See note on Psalms 63:3. PEOPLE. peoples....

DISCOURSE: 693 THE GENTILES CALLED TO PRAISE GOD Psalms 117. _O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord._ THIS is the shortest of all the Psalms: but it is by no means the least interesting: the energy with which it is expressed abundantly marks the importance of the truths contained in it, and the feelings with which it should be read by us. The same sentiments are doubtless contained in many other psalms: but to a mind that is rightly disposed, they are ever new: they need no embellishment to adorn them, no eloquence to set them forth: if any man can hear or reflect upon them without emotion, the fault is in himself alone. Let us consider the psalm, I. In a general view— Here is a call to the whole world to praise and adore their God. T