Psalm 117
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Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 117 canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical psalm
ⓘ
Old Testament text ⓘ chapter of the Bible ⓘ |
| addresses |
all nations
ⓘ
all peoples ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
accepted in Catholic canon
ⓘ
accepted in Jewish canon ⓘ accepted in Orthodox canon ⓘ accepted in Protestant canon ⓘ |
| containsDoxology | yes ⓘ |
| containsImperative |
Extol him
ⓘ
Praise the Lord ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s mercy
ⓘ
God’s truth ⓘ covenant faithfulness of God ⓘ |
| focusesOn | God’s relationship to all nations ⓘ |
| follows | Psalm 116 ⓘ |
| genre | hymn of praise ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Hallel
ⓘ
surface form:
Hallel psalms
|
| invitesParticipationOf | Gentiles ⓘ |
| isShortestChapterIn | Bible ⓘ |
| isShortestPsalmIn |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
|
| keyTerm |
faithfulness
ⓘ
praise ⓘ steadfast love ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | praise psalm ⓘ |
| liturgicalUseIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| locatedInCanonicalOrder | Psalms ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 2 ⓘ |
| openingVerb | Praise ⓘ |
| partOf |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| positionInPsalter | 117 ⓘ |
| precedes | Psalm 118 ⓘ |
| quotedIn | Romans 15:11 ⓘ |
| structure | two-verse psalm ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| theme |
faithfulness of the Lord
ⓘ
steadfast love of the Lord ⓘ universal call to praise God ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
mission to the nations
ⓘ
universality of God’s salvation ⓘ |
| usedAs | call to worship ⓘ |
| verseCount | 2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.