E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 117:2
merciful kindness = lovingkindness, or grace. is great toward = overcame, or prevailed over. Compare Psalms 103:11 . Praise ye THE LORD. Hebrew Hallelu-Jah. App-4 . read more
诗篇 117:1-2 Cuvs
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 117:1
PSALM 117THE SALVATION OF THE GENTILES WAS DERIVED FROM GOD'S BLESSINGS UPON ISRAEL"This is the shortest chapter in the Bible, and the middle chapter."[1] Some have called it a doxology, but it is far more than that. It is a Messianic Psalm of the first rank, entitled to stand in the canon as an independent composition. It has even been attached to other psalms as an introduction, or as a conclusion, "But in the versions and all the principal manuscripts, it is always separate."[2]The psalm is... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 117:1
Psalms 117:0. An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth. THIS psalm, like the 110th, seems to be altogether prophetical of the joy which all nations should conceive at the coming of the Messiah; to give salvation first to the Jews, and then to all other nations, according to his truth, Psa 117:2 i.e. his faithful promise. See Genesis 12:3. St. Paul applies the first words of it to this purpose, Rom 15:11 and some of the Jews themselves justify this application. REFLECTIONS.—This... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 117:2
2. is great toward us—literally, "prevailed over" or "protected us." read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 117:1
1. A call for universal worship 117:1The unknown psalmist summoned all people to praise Yahweh (cf. Romans 15:11). To "laud" (Heb. shavah) means to glorify, to boast about, and to extol. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 117:1-2
Psalms 117This shortest of all the psalms focuses attention on the importance of praising God for two of His most wonderful qualities, namely: His loyal love and His faithfulness. It is a psalm of descriptive praise. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 117:2
2. The cause for universal worship 117:2Essentially all people, including the Gentiles (Heb. goyim, ’ummim), should praise God because He is who He is. Two of the outstanding qualities that God demonstrates are loyal love and truth. His loyal love (Heb. hesed) to His people is very great, and His truth continues forever. Human loyalty often has limits, and we are not consistently truthful. The Hebrew word translated "truth" is ’emet, which the translators frequently rendered "faithfulness." The... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 117:1-2
The shortest chapter in the Bible, and the middle chapter. It is a doxology, calling all peoples to praise Jehovah. It may have been appended to some Ps. read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 117:1-2
CXVII.This, shortest of all the psalms, might well be called multum in parvo, for in its few words it contains, as St. Paul felt (Romans 15:11), the germ of the great doctrine of the universality of the Messianic kingdom. That it was intended for liturgical use there can be no doubt, and possibly it is only one of the many varieties of the Hebrew Doxology. What is also very noticeable, is the ground on which all the world is summoned to join in the praise of Jehovah—His covenant kindness and... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 117:1
praise, &c. Quoted in Romans 15:11 . the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. with ' eth = Jehovah Himself. App-4 . Praise = Laud. See note on Psalms 63:3 . people = peoples. read more