Psalms 117:1
Praise Jehovah, all ye nations; laud him, all ye peoples;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 66:4All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. Selah.
Psalms 86:9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name.
Psalms 150:6Let everything that hath breath praise Jah. Hallelujah!
Isaiah 42:10Sing unto Jehovah a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles and their inhabitants.
Revelation 5:9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
Revelation 15:4Who shall not fear [thee], O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made 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 →