Psalms 117:1
Praise the Lord, all you nations: laud him, all you peoples.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
In Context
2For his mighty love is over us: the Lord is faithful forever. Hallelujah.
Cross References
Psalms 66:4All the earth does homage to you, singing praises to you, singing praise to your name.” Selah
Psalms 86:9All the nations you have made will come and bow down before you, giving glory, O Lord, to your name.
Psalms 150:6Let all that has breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah.
Revelation 5:9And they are singing a new song – ‘You are worthy to take the book and break its seals, for you were sacrificed, and with your blood you did buy for God people of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,
Revelation 15:4Who will not honor and praise your name, Lord? You alone are holy! All nations will come and worship before you, for your judgments have become 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 →