English Standard Version
Psalms 117:2
2For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
Psalms 117:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
- New Living Translation (NLT)For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the Lord!
Context of Psalms 117:2
1Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 117Psalms 117:2 word by word
כִּ֥י גָ֘בַ֤ר עָלֵ֨ינוּ׀ חַסְדּ֗וֹ וֶֽאֱמֶת־יְהוָ֥ה לְעוֹלָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 117:2
- Psalms 85:10Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 100:4Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
- Isaiah 25:1O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
- Micah 7:20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
- Luke 1:54He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
- John 14:6Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
- Romans 15:8For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,
- 1 John 5:6This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
Commentaries on Psalms 117:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For his merciful kindness is great - גבר gabar, is strong: it is not only great in bulk or number, but it is powerful; it prevails over sin, Satan, death, and hell. And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever - Whatsoever he has promised, that he will most infallibly fulfill. He has promised to send his Son into the world, and thus he has done. He his promised that he should die for transgressors, and this he did. He has promised to receive all who come…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For his merciful kindness is great toward us - His kindness; his compassion; his love. All nations - all people - may say this, and therefore the psalm is adapted to universal praise. 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. And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever - All that God has said: his declarations; his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2This psalm is the shortest in the Psalter. It invites all people of the earth to praise the Lord for his loving devotion and faithfulness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2Psa 117:1, 2. This may be regarded as a doxology, suitable to be appended to any Psalm of similar character, and prophetical of the prevalence of God's grace in the world, in which aspect Paul quotes it (Ro 15:11; compare Psa 47:2; 66:8). 2. is great toward us--literally, "prevailed over" or "protected us."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 117
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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