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Psalm 117

Sal. 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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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.
Sal. 66:1,4• 1Al Músico principal: Cántico: Salmo. Aclamad á Dios con alegría, toda la tierra:
4Toda la tierra te adorará, Y cantará á ti; Cantarán á tu nombre. (Selah.)
(Sal. 66:1,4)
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Sal. 67:3• 3Alábente los pueblos, oh Dios; Alábente los pueblos todos. (Sal. 67:3)
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Sal. 86:9• 9Todas las gentes que hiciste vendrán y se humillarán delante de ti, Señor; Y glorificarán tu nombre. (Sal. 86:9)
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Is. 24:15‑16• 15Glorificad por esto á Jehová en los valles: en islas de la mar sea nombrado Jehová Dios de Israel.
16De lo postrero de la tierra oímos salmos: Gloria al justo. Y yo dije: Mi flaqueza, mi flaqueza, ay de mí! Prevaricadores han prevaricado; y han prevaricado con prevaricación de desleales.
(Is. 24:15‑16)
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Is. 42:10‑12• 10Cantad á Jehová un nuevo cántico, su alabanza desde el fin de la tierra; los que descendéis á la mar, y lo que la hinche, las islas y los moradores de ellas.
11Alcen la voz el desierto y sus ciudades, las aldeas donde habita Cedar: canten los moradores de la Piedra, y desde la cumbre de los montes den voces de júbilo.
12Den gloria á Jehová, y prediquen sus loores en las islas.
(Is. 42:10‑12)
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Ro. 15:11• 11Y otra vez: Alabad al Señor todos los Gentiles, Y magnificadle, todos los pueblos. (Ro. 15:11)
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Ap. 15:4• 4¿Quién no te temerá, oh Señor, y engrandecerá tu nombre? porque tú sólo eres santo; por lo cual todas las naciones vendrán, y adorarán delante de ti, porque tus juicios son manifestados. (Ap. 15:4)
praise him.
 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;