Psalms 117:1
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
In Context
2Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever.
Cross References
Psalms 66:4Let the peoples confess to you, O God. Let all the peoples confess to you.
Psalms 150:6Let every spirit praise the Lord. Alleluia.
Isaiah 42:10Sing to the Lord a new canticle, sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who descend into the sea and all its fullness, the islands and their inhabitants.
Revelation 5:9And they were singing a new canticle, saying: “O Lord, you are worthy to receive the book and to open its seals, because you were slain and have redeemed us for God, by your blood, from every tribe and language and people and nation.
Revelation 15:4Who shall not fear you, O Lord, and magnify your name? For you alone are blessed. For all nations shall approach and adore in your sight, because your judgments are manifest.”
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 →