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Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
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A Prophecy of Global Worship
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a powerful prophecy. While written when God's praise was largely confined to Israel, it looks ahead to a time when all nations would be invited to worship Him. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Matthew Henry call it a 'gospel psalm,' foretelling the breaking down of barriers between Jew and Gentile through Christ.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O praise the Lord, all you nations — The idea is that God has a claim to universal worship, and that all the nations of the earth a…
19th Century
Anglican
This, shortest of all the psalms, might well be called multum in parvo, for in its few words it contains, as St. Paul felt ([Reference Rom…
16th Century
Protestant
Praise Jehovah, all you nations. When the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of the prophet, exhorted all nations to celebrate the praises of God’s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O praise the Lord, all ye nations The Lord having chosen, and Christ having redeemed, some out of every kindred, ton…
Here is a solemn call to all nations to praise the Lord, and proper matter for that praise is suggested. We quickly grow weary of doing good if we …
