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Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
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A Call for All Peoples
While the psalmist is celebrating a specific deliverance for Israel, commentators like John Calvin and John Gill see a universal invitation. The call to "bless our God, you peoples" extends beyond ancient Israel, inviting all who know God in every nation to join in vocal praise for His mighty acts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O bless our God, you people — that is, particularly the people of the nation, the Hebrew people. The call here to praise or bless God is bec…
19th Century
Baptist
He ruleth by his power forever: his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. O bless our God ye people and make…
16th Century
Protestant
Bless our God, O you people! Although calling upon all, without exception, to praise God, he refers particularly to some divine interventi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O bless our God, you people In all countries, that know the Lord and fear him; ascribe blessing, and honour and glor…
The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as s…
