Psalm 117
is the shortest psalm in the Bible
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It takes less than a minute to read.
Think about this:
We always
have time for Psalm 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.
We do not know who wrote Psalm 117.
David wrote most of the Psalms.
David wrote 73 psalms.
Asaph wrote 12 psalms.
Sons of Korah wrote 12 psalms.**
Soloman wrote 2 psalms.
Moses wrote 1 psalm.
Ethan wrote 1 psalm.
Anonymous wrote 49 psalms.
** There is a Youtube singing group called the "Sons of Korah."
Don't get them mixed up with the authors of 12 of the psalms in the Bible when you are listening to videos about the psalms on Youtube.
As we seek insights from this psalm,
we see that
God is teaching each of us
to praise him
for he says,
"Praise him, ALL ye people."
Notice that Psalm 117 says:
For his merciful kindness is great
toward
us!
If you look carefully at this Psalm,
you will easily see
that God
is including in the word
"us"
ALL people from ALL nations.
Gentiles and Jews!
This Psalm reminds us:
Of God's love
for each of the nations.
Of God's love
for each person.
That God's will toward each of us is
for mercy and kindness.
That God's truth doesn't change.
God truth doesn't change:
This is the year 2024
Smart men and women
do not fall
for
the lie
that times are different,
so
God's Word must be updated.
As we look at the Hebrew words
in this psalm,
we gain greater insights
into what God wants to share with us.
The word "Praise"
is written three times in English in this Psalm.
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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.
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In Hebrew,
there are two different words used.
The purple words (first and the third time)
are the Hebrew word numbered 01984 in the Strong's
Concordance.
The red word (the second time)
is the word numbered 07623 in the Strong's Concordance.
The Two Purple Words:
The first word translated "praise" and the last word that is
translated "praise" are the same word in Hebrew.
The word is Strong's Hebrew word number 01984.
This word means
"to shine"
or
"to put a spotlight on."
So as we praise him in Psalm 117,
we are putting a "spotlight" on God
to focus our attention on Him
and
to express our exuberant Joy coming from
our love of Him.
This psalm reminds us that we are
to shine and radiate gratitude
toward the Lord.
This Hebrew word gives us the idea
of giving glory to God and celebrating Him.
The Hebrew word numbered 01984
also contains the idea of
"even looking foolish"
in our praise.
Obviously
God likes enthusiastic praise.
The Red Word:
The red word translated "praise" is defined in English by the words below:
1) to soothe, still, stroke
1a) (Piel) to soothe, still
1b) (Hiphil) stilling
2) to laud, praise, commend
2a1) to laud, praise (God)
2a2) to commend, congratulate
2b) (Hithpael) to boast
Truth
And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever.
Psalm 117:2b
Here in this Psalm,
God is reminding us that
the truth in the Bible is an everlasting truth.
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God's truth doesn't need updating.
It endures forever!
Inspirational-Prayers
Life Quote:
Truth is what GOD says is Truth...
No matter what someone else tells you,
No matter what you believe,
No matter what you feel,
No matter what your experience.
Merciful Kindness
is
Hesed
Psalm 117:2a
in the KJV says:
For his merciful kindness is great toward us
The Hebrew word translated
"Merciful"
and
the Hebrew word translated
"Kindness"
are
the same Hebrew word.
It is the word "Hesed."
That word has a lot packed into it.
For more on this AMAZING word
please see our page: Psalm 136
Interesting Note:
Paul quotes from Psalms 117:1
in the book of Romans.
Psalm 68:32 goes well with Psalm 117
It says,
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth;
O sing praises unto the Lord;
Selah
Psalm 68:32
It is a badge of honor to grow
in the Lord.
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Let's applaud
Spiritual Growth
wherever we find it!
Some of the people reading this page
have musical talents.
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I challenge some of you musicians out there
to write your own music to this psalm.
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