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Psalms 117:1
The psalm opens by summoning all nations and peoples to praise and exalt Yahweh, setting a universal scope for worship.
Meaning in context
Together, the parallel lines function like a liturgical shout: one target (Yahweh) and a deliberately widened audience.
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A Call for Every Nation to Praise
The psalm opens by summoning all nations and peoples to praise and exalt Yahweh, setting a universal scope for worship.
Movement
Worship across the whole story
Artifact
Prayer book of the covenant people
Biblical Timeline
Kingdom
Psalms context: 1000 BC - 586 BC
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Kingdom
Psalms context
Kingdom / 1000 BC - 586 BC
Psalms context is set in the kingdom period, where Israel's monarchy from David and Solomon to exile.
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Thesis
The psalm opens by summoning all nations and peoples to praise and exalt Yahweh, setting a universal scope for worship.
Plain Meaning
Together, the parallel lines function like a liturgical shout: one target (Yahweh) and a deliberately widened audience.
Literary Context
Psalm 117 is the shortest psalm and functions as a concentrated call to communal praise. Its opening imperatives resemble other hymnic invitations that address the wider world (cf. Psalm 96:1–3), framing praise as something proclaimed among the gentiles and not only within Israel.
Historical Context
The psalm reflects a worship setting where Israel understood itself among many distinct peoples and political groups. In periods when Judah lived under imperial administration, references to nations and peoples would resonate with everyday experience of provincial governance, trade networks, and ethnic diversity across the region.
Theological Significance
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