Psalms 117:2
For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
1O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
Cross References
Psalms 89:1Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.
Psalms 103:11For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.
Isaiah 25:1For the hand of the Lord shall rest in this mountain: and Moab shall be trodden down under him, as straw is broken in pieces with the wain.
Luke 1:54He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:
Romans 15:8For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto 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 →