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1 Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
2 For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
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Psalm 117 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 22 cross-references.
Cross-references in Psalm 117 (22)
- v.2 Isaiah 25:1
- v.2 Psalms 103:11
- v.1 Revelation 15:4
- v.1 Romans 15:11
- v.2 Psalms 100:4-5
- v.2 Psalms 89:1
- v.2 1 John 5:6
- v.1 Psalms 67:3
- v.2 John 14:6
- v.1 Revelation 5:9
- v.2 Psalms 85:10
- v.2 Romans 15:8-9
- v.2 Micah 7:20
- v.1 Psalms 86:9
- v.1 Psalms 66:1
- v.2 Luke 1:54-55
- v.1 Psalms 66:4
- v.1 Psalms 150:6
- v.1 Psalms 148:11-14
- v.1 Revelation 7:9-10
- v.1 Isaiah 24:15-16
- v.1 Isaiah 42:10-12
Hebrew interlinear — Psalm 117:1–2 (17 words)
1
- הַֽלְל֣וּhallûhalal: to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color)H1984
- אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- גּוֹיִ֑םgôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
- שַׁ֝בְּח֗וּהוּšabbĕḥûhûshabach: (properly) to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loudH7623
- כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- הָאֻמִּֽים׃hāʾummîmummah: a collection, i.e. community of personsH523
2
- כִּ֥יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- גָ֘בַ֤רgābargabar: to be strong; (by implication) to prevail, act insolentlyH1396
- עָלֵ֨ינוּ׀ʿālênû`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- חַסְדּ֗וֹḥasdôcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
- וֶֽאֱמֶתweʾĕmetemeth: stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessH571
- יְהוָ֥הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- לְעוֹלָ֗םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
- הַֽלְלוּhallûhalal: to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color)H1984
- יָֽהּ׃yāhYahh: Jah, the sacred nameH3050
Strong's words in Psalm 117 (6)
- Strong's H1984 — הַֽלְל֣וּ (hallû)
- halal (haw-lal') v. 1. to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color) 2. to shine 3. (hence) to make a show, to boast 4. and thus to be (clamorously) foolish 5. to rave 6. causatively, to celebrate 7. also to stultify [a primitive root] KJV: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.. Appears 2 times in Psalm 117.
- Strong's H3068 — יְ֭הוָה (yĕhwâ)
- Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 2 times in Psalm 117.
- Strong's H3605 — כָּל (kāl)
- kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 2 times in Psalm 117.
- Strong's H1396 — גָ֘בַ֤ר (gābar)
- gabar (gaw-bar') v. 1. to be strong 2. (by implication) to prevail, act insolently [a primitive root] KJV: exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.. Appears 1 time in Psalm 117.
- Strong's H1471 — גּוֹיִ֑ם (gôyim)
- gowy (go'-ee) (rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}) n-m. 1. a foreign nation 2. (hence) a Gentile 3. (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts [apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing)] KJV: Gentile, heathen, nation, people. See also: H1465. Appears 1 time in Psalm 117.
- Strong's H2617 — חַסְדּ֗וֹ (ḥasdô)
- checed (kheh'-sed) n-m. 1. kindness 2. (by implication, towards God) piety 3. (by opposition, rarely) reproof 4. (subjectively) beauty [from H2616] KJV: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing. Root(s): H2616. Appears 1 time in Psalm 117.