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Psalm 117

Psa. 117:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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O praise
halal (Hebrew #1984)
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
KJV usage: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Pronounce: haw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
f the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, all ye nations
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
: praise
shabach (Hebrew #7623)
properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words)
KJV usage: commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.
Pronounce: shaw-bakh'
Origin: a primitive root
him, all ye people
'ummah (Hebrew #523)
a collection, i.e. community of persons
KJV usage: nation, people.
Pronounce: oom-maw'
Origin: from the same as 517
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Rom. 15:11• 11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye nations, and let all the peoples laud him. (Rom. 15:11)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-2:  An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth.
(Title.)This Psalm, the shortest in the whole collection, is written as a part of the preceding in thirty-two MSS.:
it celebrates the deliverance from the Babylonian captivity, the grand type of the redemption of the world by the Messiah.O praise.
Psa. 66:1,4• 1To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm. Shout aloud unto God, all the earth:
 4All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. Selah. (Psa. 66:1,4)
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Psa. 67:3• 3Let the peoples praise thee, O God, let all the peoples praise thee. (Psa. 67:3)
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Psa. 86:9• 9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name. (Psa. 86:9)
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Isa. 24:15‑16• 15Therefore glorify Jehovah in the east, the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the isles of the west.
 16From the end of the earth have we heard songs: Glory to the righteous! And I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! The treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously. (Isa. 24:15‑16)
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Isa. 42:10‑12• 10Sing unto Jehovah a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles and their inhabitants.
 11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains:
 12let them give glory unto Jehovah, and declare his praise in the islands. (Isa. 42:10‑12)
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Rom. 15:11• 11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye nations, and let all the peoples laud him. (Rom. 15:11)
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Rev. 15:4• 4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made manifest. (Rev. 15:4)
praise him.
Psa. 148:11‑14• 11Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;
 12Both young men and maidens, old men with youths,--
 13Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.
 14And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah! (Psa. 148:11‑14)
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Psa. 150:6• 6Let everything that hath breath praise Jah. Hallelujah! (Psa. 150:6)
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Rev. 5:9• 9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, (Rev. 5:9)
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Rev. 7:9‑10• 9After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.
 10And they cry with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb. (Rev. 7:9‑10)
• Book 5, Series 2. Ten tribes restored. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Restored Israel summons the Gentile nations to worship the Lord. (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)
• (vs. 1) Israel established in Jerusalem, as described in the end of the previous psalm now calls upon all nations and peoples to praise the Lord. (“Psalms 117” by H. Smith)
• The consciousness of grace and favor enlarges the heart. Israel never thought of calling the nations to praise when under the law. But now that mercy has brought blessing, they do. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 114-118” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Praise Jehovah, all ye nations; laud him, all ye peoples;