Psalms 117:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַֽלְל֣וּ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־גּוֹיִ֑ם שַׁ֝בְּח֗וּהוּ כָּל־הָאֻמִּֽים׃

Transliteration

Hallelû ʾet-YHWH all-gôyîm; šabbəḥûhû all-hāʾummîm.

Grammar Details

• *Hallelû*: Piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - praise/glorify
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *kāl*: construct state - all of
• *gôyîm*: common noun, masculine plural - nations/peoples/gentiles
• *šabbəḥûhû*: Piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - praise him
• *hāʾummîm*: definite common noun, masculine plural - peoples/nations/tribes

Word Meanings

• *Hallelû*: praise/glorify/celebrate
• *gôyîm*: nations/gentiles/peoples
• *šabbəḥûhû*: praise him/laud him/extol him
• *hāʾummîm*: peoples/nations/tribes/ethnic groups

Referenced Verses

• Rom 15:11 : 11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
• Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
• Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
• Ps 66:1 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
• Ps 66:4 : 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing [to] thy name. Selah.
• Ps 67:3 : 3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
• Ps 86:9 : 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
• Ps 148:11-14 : 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: 12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven. 14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
• Ps 150:6 : 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
• Isa 24:15-16 : 15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, [even] the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 16 ¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, [even] glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
• Isa 42:10-12 : 10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages [that] Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.