Human loyalty often has limits, and we are not consistently truthful. And the truth of the Lord] As his mercy alone moved him to make promise, so his truth bindeth him to perform the same. 1909-1922. contemplate the blessed contents of this psalm, and let the saving interest we as Gentiles bear in it, bring it home to our hearts with a tenfold joy and satisfaction. 1832. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". [a]Laud Him, all you peoples! He has promised that his Gospel shall be preached in every nation, and this he is doing; the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever. Especially may this be said in view of the love of God to mankind in the gift of a Saviour - a Saviour not for any one people especially or exclusively, but for the world, John 3:16. 1871-8. Ver. I love the Lord because he heard my plea for mercy, and listened to me. Hesed and "emet often occur together in the psalms. With אנּה the poet clings to Jahve, with נגדּה־נּא to the congregation, and with בּתוככי to the holy city. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. Therefore, Praise ye the Lord! Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. Praise you the LORD. Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. "Commentary on Psalms 117:2". The Jewish doctors observe that the word Emeth, here used for truth, consisteth of Aleph, the first letter of the alphabet; Mem, the middlemost letter thereof; and Tau, the last: to show that as God is Alpha and Omega, so the truth of God is the all in all of our comfort. In addition to being the Creator, God is eternal, meaning He had no beginning and He will have no end. And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever - All that God has said: his declarations; his promises; his assurances of mercy. hesed) to His people is … 1828. 1871-8. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/psalms-117.html. PSALM 117 OVERVIEW.. SUBJECT. hesed) to His people is very great, and His truth continues forever. Why would such a psalm be written? - Here is a solemn call to all nations to praise the Lord, and proper matter for that praise is suggested. App-4. In the reign of the Emperor Decius, Babylas Bishop of Antioch, full of blessed hope, met death singing these words.). "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of … Two of the outstanding qualities that God demonstrates are loyal love and truth. Psalm 117:2 — Modern KJV — Original Hebrew For his merciful kindneſſe is great toward vs: and the trueth of the Lord endureth for euer. << < Previous Chapter Inspiring moments. Psalms chapter 117 KJV (King James Version) 1 O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.. 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. is great toward = overcame, or prevailed over. Whole Psalm. "Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary". The occasion and the author of this Psalm are alike unknown. Hebrew Hallelu-Jah. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever. Compare Psalms 103:11. The same reason would go to prove, that it was small compared with his mercy, which is said to be abundant. "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". We are soon weary of well-doing, if we keep not up the pious and devout affections with which the spiritual sacrifice of praise ought to be kindled and kept burning. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". 117 Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! goyim, "ummim), should praise God because He is who He is. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. How often in our own language has this psalm been the medium of the utterances of praise in Christian sanctuaries: Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore. When his truth is said to be everlasting, it is not set in opposition to his mercy, as if it, after flourishing for a season, then instantly passed away. Next Weeks Readings. Extol him, all you peoples! The Hebrew does not form a feminine, עבדּה; Arab. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever -, For his merciful kindness is great toward us -, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, For his merciful kindness is great towards us, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. BibliographyClarke, Adam. Psalms 85:10; Psalms 89:14. He summarizes the above writers by saying that hesed has embedded within it mercy and kindness, faithfulness and covenant keeping, truth and certainty, and steadfastness. And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever - All that God has said: his declarations; his promises; his assurances of mercy. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. So these are the psalms of praise, 113 through 118. What was true in the first ages of the world in regard to the relation of the sum of the squares on the two sides of a right-angled triangle to the square of the hypothenuse is true now, and will always be true; and so, what God has affirmed at any one time will always remain the same in all ages and in all lands. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth forever - the two attributes mentioned by Paul in Romans 15:8-12 as those which Jesus Christ came to manifest, so that the Gentiles might "rejoice with His people," the Jews, because of the universal blessing through the latter. Which is said to be abundant get a word-for-word translation of the world two of the Lord endureth ever! 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