Psalms 117 A Call to Praise the Lord
Classic verse-by-verse commentary on Psalms 117 from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871). Covers: This may be regarded as a doxology, suitable to be appended to any psalm of similar character, and prophetical of the prevalence of God's grace in the world, in which aspect paul quotes it (ro 15:11; Compare ps 47:2; 66:8).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (1871)
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This may be regarded as a doxology, suitable to be appended to any psalm of similar character, and prophetical of the prevalence of God's grace in the world, in which aspect paul quotes it (ro 15:11; Compare ps 47:2; 66:8)
1O Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 2For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. Psalms 117:1-2 ยท KJV
2. is great toward us โ literally, "prevailed over" or "protected us."
Commentary text from Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (1871), a public-domain work, offered freely for personal study. Scripture quotations are from the public-domain King James Version.