Psalms
Psalm 117:1–2
1Praise the LORD, all you nations!
Extol Him, all you peoples!a
2For great is His loving devotion toward us,
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Hallelujah!b
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 117:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praise | הַֽלְל֣וּ | hal·lū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1984 shine |
| the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| all you | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| nations | גּוֹיִ֑ם | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| Extol Him | שַׁ֝בְּח֗וּהוּ | šab·bə·ḥû·hû | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H7623 soothe, still |
| all you | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| peoples | הָאֻמִּֽים׃ | hā·’um·mîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H523 tribe, people |
Psalm 117:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| great is | גָ֘בַ֤ר | ḡā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1396 be strong, mighty |
| His loving devotion | חַסְדּ֗וֹ | ḥas·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| toward us | עָלֵ֨ינוּ׀ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| and the faithfulness | וֶֽאֱמֶת־ | we·’ĕ·meṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| endures forever | לְעוֹלָ֗ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| Hallelujah | הַֽלְלוּ־ | hal·lū- | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1984 shine |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 117:1 Revelation 15:4 · Romans 15:11 · Psalm 67:3 · Revelation 5:9 · Psalm 66:1 · Psalm 86:9 · Revelation 7:9–10 · Psalm 148:11–14 · Psalm 66:4
Psalm 117:2 Isaiah 25:1 · Psalm 103:11 · 1 John 5:6 · Psalm 100:4–5 · Psalm 89:1 · John 14:6 · Micah 7:20 · Psalm 85:10 · Romans 15:8–9 · Luke 1:54–55
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.