Psalm 117:1 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 117:1-2

Psalms 117:1-2. O praise the Lord, all ye nations Let not the praises that are due to the great Lord of all, be confined to our nation; but let all people upon the face of the earth praise him. For his merciful kindness is great toward us Toward all the children of Adam, whether carnal or spiritual, for he hath done mighty things for all mankind; and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever The Lord, who changes not, will not fail to perform his faithful promises to the world’s end.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 117:1-2

Psalms 115-117 Saved from deathGod was always faithful to Israel, though the Israelites were often unfaithful to him. Their sins brought God’s punishment upon them, causing their pagan neighbours to mock them with the accusation that their God was unable to help them and had deserted them (115:1-2). The Israelites reply that their God is alive and in full control. The pagan gods, by contrast, are useless, and the reason they are useless is that they are lifeless. Those who trust in them will... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 117:1

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. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 117:1

PSALM 117THE SALVATION OF THE GENTILES WAS DERIVED FROM GOD'S BLESSINGS UPON ISRAEL"This is the shortest chapter in the Bible, and the middle chapter."[1] Some have called it a doxology, but it is far more than that. It is a Messianic Psalm of the first rank, entitled to stand in the canon as an independent composition. It has even been attached to other psalms as an introduction, or as a conclusion, "But in the versions and all the principal manuscripts, it is always separate."[2]The psalm is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 117:1

Psalms 117:0. An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth. THIS psalm, like the 110th, seems to be altogether prophetical of the joy which all nations should conceive at the coming of the Messiah; to give salvation first to the Jews, and then to all other nations, according to his truth, Psa 117:2 i.e. his faithful promise. See Genesis 12:3. St. Paul applies the first words of it to this purpose, Rom 15:11 and some of the Jews themselves justify this application. REFLECTIONS.—This... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 117:1

1. A call for universal worship 117:1The unknown psalmist summoned all people to praise Yahweh (cf. Romans 15:11). To "laud" (Heb. shavah) means to glorify, to boast about, and to extol. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 117:1-2

Psalms 117This shortest of all the psalms focuses attention on the importance of praising God for two of His most wonderful qualities, namely: His loyal love and His faithfulness. It is a psalm of descriptive praise. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 117:1-2

The shortest chapter in the Bible, and the middle chapter. It is a doxology, calling all peoples to praise Jehovah. It may have been appended to some Ps. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 117:1-2

CXVII.This, shortest of all the psalms, might well be called multum in parvo, for in its few words it contains, as St. Paul felt (Romans 15:11), the germ of the great doctrine of the universality of the Messianic kingdom. That it was intended for liturgical use there can be no doubt, and possibly it is only one of the many varieties of the Hebrew Doxology. What is also very noticeable, is the ground on which all the world is summoned to join in the praise of Jehovah—His covenant kindness and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 117:1-2

Psalms 117:0 The Psalm sung by Cromwell and his army after the victory of Dunbar, 3 September, 1650, and known afterwards by the Puritans as the Dunbar Psalm. As the Scottish army left their strong position on the heights to offer their raw soldiers to Cromwell's veterans, he pointed to the sun, whose disc was rising over the German Ocean, with the words, 'Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered'. It was the custom of Philip Henry to sing the 117th Psalm every Sabbath after the first sermon... read more