ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Psalms 117.2

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV
  1. O praise Jehovah, all ye nations; Laud him, all ye peoples.

2. For his lovingkindness is great toward us; And the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever. Praise ye Jehovah. (Psalms 117:1-2, ASV)

WEB
  1. Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!

2. For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah! (Psalms 117:1-2, WEB)

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

2. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. (Psalms 117:1-2, KJV)

YLT
  1. Praise Jehovah, all ye nations, Glorify Him, all ye peoples.

2. For mighty to us hath been His kindness, And the truth of Jehovah [is] to the age. Praise ye Jah! (Psalms 117:1-2, YLT)

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Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.