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1O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

Psalms 117:1

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Who 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.

  • And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

  • Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

  • And 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;

  • To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-2)

There is a great deal of gospel in this psalm. The apostle has furnished us with a key to it (Rom. 15:11), 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 offend them when it is said, and they themselves had often sung it, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, a…

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