Psalms 117:2
Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever.
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1Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.
3Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever.
Cross References
Psalms 89:1A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our refuge from generation to generation.
Psalms 103:11All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.
Isaiah 25:1O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you, and I will confess your name. For you have accomplished miracles. Your plan, from antiquity, is faithful. Amen.
Luke 1:54He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy,
Romans 15:8For I declare that Christ Jesus was the minister of circumcision because of the truth of God, so as to confirm the promises to the fathers,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 117:2
All Nations Admonished to Praise God. 1 O 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 . There is a great deal of gospel in this psalm. The apostle has furnished us with a key to it ( Rom. xv. 11 ), where he quotes it as a proof that the gospel was to be preached to, and would be entertained by, the Gentile nations, which yet was so great a stumbling-block to the Jews. Why should that… Read the whole commentary →