Bible Commentaries
Psalms 117

Introduction

Overview

Psalms 117:1, An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth.

Verse 1

- Title

This Psalm, the shortest in the whole collection, is written as a part of the preceding in thirty-two manuscripts. It celebrates the deliverance from the Babylonian captivity, the grand type of the redemption of the world by the Messiah.

O praise: Psalms 66:1, Psalms 66:4, Psalms 67:3, Psalms 86:9, Isaiah 24:15, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 42:10-12, Romans 15:11, Revelation 15:4

praise him: Psalms 148:11-14, Psalms 150:6, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 7:9, Revelation 7:10

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:15 - Blessed 1 Kings 8:43 - fear thee Nehemiah 9:5 - bless Psalms 22:27 - and all Psalms 35:18 - praise Psalms 47:6 - to God Psalms 68:32 - ye kingdoms Psalms 95:1 - Come Psalms 96:3 - General Psalms 100:1 - all ye lands Psalms 108:3 - praise Psalms 135:1 - Praise ye the Lord Psalms 145:21 - let all flesh Isaiah 12:4 - in that day Isaiah 19:24 - shall Isaiah 42:12 - General Isaiah 60:3 - the Gentiles Jeremiah 31:7 - Sing Zephaniah 2:11 - and men Zechariah 8:20 - there Luke 24:47 - among Acts 13:47 - that thou Titus 2:11 - hath appeared

Verse 2

Psalms 85:10, Psalms 89:1, Psalms 100:4, Psalms 100:5, Isaiah 25:1, Micah 7:20, Luke 1:54, Luke 1:55, John 14:6, Romans 15:8, Romans 15:9, 1 John 5:6

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:15 - Blessed 1 Kings 8:43 - fear thee Nehemiah 9:5 - bless Psalms 35:18 - praise Psalms 47:6 - to God Psalms 66:1 - all ye lands Psalms 67:2 - saving Psalms 68:32 - ye kingdoms Psalms 96:3 - General Psalms 100:1 - all ye lands Psalms 135:1 - Praise ye the Lord Psalms 145:21 - let all flesh Psalms 149:4 - taketh pleasure Isaiah 12:4 - in that day Isaiah 19:24 - shall Isaiah 42:10 - Sing Isaiah 42:12 - General Isaiah 60:3 - the Gentiles Jeremiah 31:7 - Sing Zephaniah 2:11 - and men Zechariah 8:20 - there Acts 13:47 - that thou Colossians 3:11 - there Titus 2:11 - hath appeared Revelation 7:9 - a great