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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 give him praise, 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• 1To the chief musician; a song, a psalm.{HR}Shout aloud to God, all the earth,
 4All the earth shall worship thee,{HR}And sing psalms to thee;{HR}They shall sing to thy name. Selah. (Psa. 66:1,4)
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Psa. 67:3• 3Let the peoples give thee thanks, O God,{HR}Let all the peoples give thee thanks. (Psa. 67:3)
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Psa. 86:9• 9All nations whom thou hast made shall come{HR}And worship before thee, O Lord,{HR}And shall glorify thy name. (Psa. 86:9)
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Isa. 24:15‑16• 15Wherefore glorify ye Jehovah in the east, the name of Jehovah the God of Israel in the isles of the west.
 16From the end [wing] of the earth have we heard songs, Glory to the righteous! (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 the inhabitants thereof.
 11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela 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 Gentiles, and give him praise, all ye people.” (Rom. 15:11)
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Rev. 15:4• 4Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteousnesses were manifested. (Rev. 15:4)
praise him.
Psa. 148:11‑14• 11Kings of earth and all Gentiles,{HR}Princes and all judges of earth,
 12Young men and also maidens,{HR}Old men with youths,
 13Let them praise the name of Jehovah;{HR}For exalted [is] his name alone,{HR}His honour above earth and heavens.
 14And he lifted up a horn for his people,{HR}Praise for all his saints,{HR}Even for Israel's sons,{HR}A people near to him.{HR}Praise ye Jah. (Psa. 148:11‑14)
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Psa. 150:6• 6Let everything that hath breath praise Jah.{HR}Praise ye Jah. (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 the seals thereof: for thou wast slain and hast bought [us] 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, behold, a great multitude, 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 palms in their hands;
 10and they cry with a loud voice, saying, The salvation to our God that sitteth on 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)
• 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. (“Psalm 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;

W. Kelly Translation

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Praise ye Jehovah, all nations;{HR}Laud him, all the Gentiles.