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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 Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people. (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• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.>> Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
 4All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. (Psa. 66:1,4)
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Psa. 67:3• 3Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people 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• 15Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
 16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. (Isa. 24:15‑16)
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Isa. 42:10‑12• 10Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
 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 the Lord, 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 Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people. (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 worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. (Rev. 15:4)
praise him.
Psa. 148:11‑14• 11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
 12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
 13Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
 14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 148:11‑14)
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Psa. 150:6• 6Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 150:6)
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Rev. 5:9• 9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (Rev. 5:9)
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Rev. 7:9‑10• 9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
 10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. (Rev. 7:9‑10)
• Book 5, Series 2. Ten tribes restored. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• 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)
• (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)
• Restored Israel summons the Gentile nations to worship the Lord. (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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