Psalms 117:1
Let all the nations give praise to the Lord: let all the people give him praise.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
In Context
2For great is his mercy to us, and his faith is unchanging for ever. Praise be to the Lord.
Cross References
Psalms 66:4Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah.)
Psalms 86:9Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.
Psalms 150:6Let everything which has breath give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised.
Isaiah 42:10Make a new song to the Lord, and let his praise be sounded from the end of the earth; you who go down to the sea, and everything in it, the sea-lands and their people.
Revelation 5:9And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,
Revelation 15:4What man is there who will not have fear before you, O Lord, and give glory to your name? because you only are holy; for all the nations will come and give worship before you; for your righteousness has been made clear.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 117:1
This psalm is short and sweet; I doubt the reason why we sing it so often as we do is for the shortness of it; but, if we rightly understood and considered it, we should sing it oftener for the sweetness of it, especially to us sinners of the Gentiles, on whom it casts a very favourable eye. Here is, I. A solemn call to all nations to praise God, ver. 1 . II. Proper matter for that praise suggested, ver. 2 . We are soon weary indeed of well-doing if, in singing this psalm, we keep not up those pious and devout… Read the whole commentary →