Psalms 117:1
הַֽלְלוּ אֶת ־ יְהוָה כָּל ־ גּוֹיִם שַׁבְּחוּהוּ כָּל ־ הָאֻמִּֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
In Context
2כִּי גָבַר עָלֵינוּ ׀ חַסְדּוֹ וֶֽאֱמֶת ־ יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם הַֽלְלוּ ־ יָֽהּ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 66:4כָּל ־ הָאָרֶץ ׀ יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ וִֽיזַמְּרוּ ־ לָךְ יְזַמְּרוּ שִׁמְךָ סֶֽלָה ׃
Psalms 86:9כָּל ־ גּוֹיִם ׀ אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ יָבוֹאוּ ׀ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְפָנֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי וִֽיכַבְּדוּ לִשְׁמֶֽךָ ׃
Psalms 150:6כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ הַֽלְלוּ ־ יָֽהּ ׃
Isaiah 42:10שִׁירוּ לַֽיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ תְּהִלָּתוֹ מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ יוֹרְדֵי הַיָּם וּמְלֹאוֹ אִיִּים וְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם ׃
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 →