Psalms 117:2
For his lovingkindness, hath prevailed over us, and, the faithfulness of Yahweh, is to times age-abiding. Praise ye Yah!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Praise Yahweh, all ye nations, Laud him, all ye tribes of men;
Cross References
Psalms 89:1The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, age-abidingly will I sing, To generation after generation, will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.
Psalms 103:11For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;
Isaiah 25:1O Yahweh! my God, thou art, I will exalt thee, I will praise thy Name, For thou hast done a wonderful thing,—Purposes of long ago Faithfulness in truth.
Luke 1:54He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
Romans 15:8For I affirm Christ to have become a minister of circumcision in behalf of the truth of God,—to confirm the promises of 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 →