Pentecost Season · Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C

Psalm 117:1, 2 (Mark 16:15)

Praise the Lord, All Nations

August 27, 2028

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Roman Lectionary

GospelLuke 13:22-30

First ReadingIsa. 66:18-21

Responsorial PsalmPs. 117:1, 2 (Mark 16:15)

Second ReadingHeb. 12:5-7, 11-13

Overview & Insights

"Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!" (Psalm 117:1)

The shortest psalm in the Bible is a two-verse call for every nation, not Israel alone, to praise God for his steadfast love and faithfulness, paired here with Christ's command to go and preach to all creation.

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Commentary

Psalm 117:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects classic commentaries on the shortest psalm's call to the nations.

Psalm 117 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks through both verses of the psalm and their reach beyond Israel.

Psalm 117 (Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary) StudyLight

Gives the Catholic commentary tradition's reading of the psalm.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 117:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Hebrew word by word across both verses of the psalm.

Psalm 117 Sefaria

Gives the Hebrew text alongside a Jewish Publication Society translation.

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