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

Praise the Lord, All You Nations

June 4, 2028

Christ Gives the Great Commission, Master of the Reichenau School
Christ Gives the Great Commission, Master of the Reichenau School, c. 1010 (Pericopes of Henry II)Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, via the Yorck Project
From an Ottonian gospel book made for an emperor, on a gold ground, with the figures drawn in the flat insistent manner of the Reichenau monastery.Praise the Lord, all you nations: the psalm is two verses long and the commission is to all of them.Master of the Reichenau SchoolUnnamed monastic illuminators on an island in Lake Constance, who made the most ambitious books of the Ottonian empire.Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, via the Yorck ProjectThe Bavarian State Library in Munich, holding one of the largest manuscript collections in Europe.Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, via the Yorck Project
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 7:1-10Lk 7:1-10
Second ReadingGal. 1:1-2, 6-10Gal 1:1-2, 6-10
First Reading1 Kings 8:41-431 Kgs 8:41-43
Responsorial PsalmPs. 117:1, 2 (Mark 16:15)Ps 117:1, 2 (Mk 16:15)

Overview & Insights

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

The shortest psalm in the Psalter is a one-line summons for every nation on earth to praise God for his steadfast love and faithfulness. It answers Solomon's prayer for the foreigner and anticipates the Gentile centurion's faith in the Gospel.

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Commentary

Psalm 117 CommentaryPs 117 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Guzik's short study of the Psalter's briefest psalm and its call to every nation.

Psalm 117:1 CommentariesPs 117:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators on the psalm's universal call to praise.

Psalm 117 - Barnes' NotesPs 117 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Barnes' brief notes on why this shortest psalm still commands every nation to praise God.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 117Ps 117 Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the shortest psalm, for reading its universal address to the nations.

Psalm 117:1 InterlinearPs 117:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Gives the Hebrew word by word behind the psalm's call to all peoples.

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