Psalms 117 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
Time Period
Probably after the return from Babylonian exile
Location
Jerusalem, at the temple, where foreigners could enter the outer courts
Audience
All nations, addressed directly, alongside the Israelite congregation
Situation
The shortest chapter in the Bible, just two verses, calling every nation and people to praise the Lord. The reason given is his steady love and his lasting faithfulness.
Key Background
Its brevity was likely functional, serving as a refrain or a doxology that closed a longer sequence in festival singing rather than standing alone. Calling on foreign nations to praise Israel's God was an unusual move in the ancient world, where each people normally praised its own gods and had no reason to honor another nation's. The two Hebrew words behind steady love and faithfulness are covenant terms describing loyalty that holds up over time, the language of a treaty kept rather than of warm feeling.
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all you nations! Lift up, every on
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His us, and Yahweh's forever. Praise
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