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Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
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A Prayer for All Nations
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a prayer that extends beyond Israel to include "all the peoples" of the earth. John Calvin notes that the repetition of the phrase emphasizes a new, unprecedented desire for the Gentiles to know and worship God, a theme central to the New Testament but clearly present here.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let the people praise thee, O God - May you incline them to praise you: a prayer that all people might so understand the character …
19th Century
Anglican
Praise. —Better, give thanks.
16th Century
Protestant
Let the people praise you, O God! Having spoken of all nations participating in the saving knowledge of God, he next tells us that they wo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let the people praise thee, O God Let them have occasion to praise God, the people of the Jews, for the mission of C…
All our happiness comes from God's mercy; therefore, the first thing prayed for is that God would be merciful to us, to us sinners, and pardon our …
