Psalms 117:2
For His mercy is great toward us; and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Hallelujah.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
1O praise the LORD, all ye nations; laud Him, all ye peoples.
Cross References
Psalms 89:1(89-1) Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. (89-2) I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; to all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.
Psalms 103:11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
Isaiah 25:1O LORD, Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee, I will praise Thy name, for Thou hast done wonderful things; even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth.
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 →