Psalms 117:1, An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth.
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Psalms 117
Psalms 117 — Overview
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Psalms 117 — OverviewPsalms 117 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm is short and sweet; I doubt the reason why we sing it so
often as we do is for the shortness of it; but, if we rightly
understood and considered it, we should sing it oftener for the
sweetness of it,…Psalms 117 — OverviewPsalms 117 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe inscription of this psalm in the Syriac version is,"it is said concerning those of the house (or the companions) of Ananias, when they came out of the furnace; likewise it foretells the calling of the Gentiles by…Psalms 117:1-2Psalms 117:1-2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThere is a great deal of gospel in this psalm. The apostle has
furnished us with a key to it (Rom. xv. 11), where he quotes it as a
proof that the gospel was to be preached to, and would be entertained
by, the…Psalms 117:1Psalms 117:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryO praise the Lord, all ye nations; or, "all ye Gentiles," as in Romans 15:11. The goim are especially the heathen nations of the earth (comp. Psalms 2:1, Psalms 2:8; Psalms 9:5, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 9:19, Psalms 9:20,…Psalms 117:1Psalms 117:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryGod in national life.
"Laud him, all ye people" (Revised Version). This psalm was called by the Puritans the "Dunbar Psalm," because Cromwell, the lord-general, when at the foot of Doon Hill, after the battle of…Psalms 117:1-2Psalms 117:1-2 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
IT has been doubted whether this exceedingly short psalm can ever have been in tended for a separate composition, and was not rather written as a conclusion to Psalms 116:1-19. or an introduction to Psalms…