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Psalm 117[a]

117 Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Applaud him, all you foreigners.[b]
For his loyal love towers[c] over us,
and the Lord’s faithfulness endures.
Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 117:1 sn Psalm 117. The psalmist tells the nations to praise the Lord for his loyal love and faithfulness.
  2. Psalm 117:1 tn Or “peoples” (see Ps 108:3).
  3. Psalm 117:2 tn For this sense of the Hebrew verb גָּבַר (gavar), see Ps 103:11 and L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 17, 19.

The Lord's Faithfulness Endures Forever

117 (A)Praise the Lord, all nations!
    Extol him, all peoples!
For (B)great is his steadfast love toward us,
    and (C)the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
(D)Praise the Lord!

117 O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.