Psalmen 117 · Scripture Insight Network

1Looft den HEERE, alle heidenen; prijst Hem, alle natien!💬

2Want Zijn goedertierenheid is geweldig over ons, en de waarheid des HEEREN is in der eeuwigheid! Hallelujah!

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Psalmen 117

Psalms 117

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This 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, especially to us sinners of the Gentiles, on whom it casts a very favourable eye. Here is, I. A solemn call to all nations to praise God (Psa 117:1). II. Proper matter for that praise suggested (Psa 117:2). We are soon weary indeed of well-doing if, in singing this psalm, we keep not up those pious and devout affections with which the spiritual sacrifice of praise ought to be kindled and kept burning.

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Psalmen 117:1

Psalms 117:1

Matthew HenryENDevotioneel

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There is a great deal of gospel in this psalm. The apostle has furnished us with a key to it (Rom 15:11), where he quotes it as a proof that the gospel was to be preached to, and would be entertained by, the Gentile nations, which yet was so great a stumbling-block to the Jews. Why should that offend them when it is said, and they themselves had often sung it, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and laud him, all you people. Some of the Jewish writers confe…