Psalm 117

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 117:27

Us. Christ, who comes in the name of the Lord, "is himself God," our instructor. (St. Augustine) (Titus ii. 11.) (Berthier) --- Day. The feast of tabernacles, for which this psalm was probably composed. The Jews dwelt under tents. (Calmet) (Leviticus xxiii. 40., and 2 Esdras vii. 15.) --- Altar. Hebrew, "Bind a festival with cords unto the horns," &c. To make sense, the Chaldean inserts, bind the lamb for the festival. But this Houbigant ridicules, and he believes that the solemn... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 117:28

I will, &c. This might be in the copies of the Septuagint. It occurs [in] ver. 26., (Berthier) though it was here retrenched in the Hexapla. (Calmet) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 117:29

For ever. Praise is our first and last duty, ver. 1. (Worthington) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 117

* It is good to trust in the Lord. (1-18) The coming of Christ in his kingdom. (19-29) read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 117:1-2

The Universal Kingdom of Messiah. The shortest hymn in the Psalter, portraying, in a few words, the Church of God of all times in its relation to Jehovah, the God of salvation. The truth expressed in this psalm, that men from all nations would yet worship Jehovah, as the God who has revealed Himself in the fullness of His redemption for all mankind, is unfolded by Paul, Romans 15:11. v. 1. O praise the Lord, all ye nations, since He is the God of the Gentiles as well as of the Jews, Luke... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 117:1-2

Psalms 117:01 Oh praise the Lord, all ye nations:Praise Him, all ye people.2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us:And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever.Praise ye the Lord.EXEGETICAL AND CRITICALContents and Composition.—This Psalm, which occupies exactly the middle place in the Holy Scriptures, is the shortest, as far as words are concerned, but is highly important in its Messianic meaning. It contains the lyrical expression of the consciousness of the Old Testament... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 117:1-2

Praise Him for All His Benefits Psalms 116:12-19 ; Psalms 117:1-2 The psalmist dwells joyfully on his enslavement to God, because in and through it he had found perfect liberty. Thou hast loosed my bonds . They who become enslaved to Christ are set free from all other restraints. See John 8:31-36 . Do not forget to pay your vows! In trouble we make promises, which, when the trouble has passed, we find it convenient to forget. See Genesis 40:23 . Psalms 117:1-2 is the shortest chapter in... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 117:1-2

The fifth song of the Hallel is the shortest in the Psalter. In it in a very deep sense, is fulfilled the saying so common that “Brevity is the soul of wit.” It lives indeed with the wisdom of perfect realisation. It is the pure song of the people of Jehovah. It is the song of Israel, the ideal servant of Jehovah. It is addressed to all peoples. They are called upon to praise and laud Jehovah because His truth endureth for ever. In the long process of the centuries Israel never fully realised... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 117:1

THE CRY OF FAITH AND JOY‘I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.’Psalms 117:1We shall never, I suppose, know from whose lips and hearts this cry of faith and joy first sprang. One thing is clear—there has been a great danger threatening the very life of a man or a nation. There has been more than danger—there has been the very presence of death; but the hour of suspense has now passed, and the man or the nation survives. Doubt has gone, certainty takes its place, and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 117:1-2

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. read more