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The Bible Psalms Psalm 116

Psalm 116

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Psalm 117 in the Hebrew numbering, which most Western Bibles follow.

1 Ἀλληλούϊα. ΑΙΝΕΙΤΕ τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί,

(117) Alleluia. Praise the Lord, all you⌃ nations: praise him, all you⌃ peoples.

2 ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ᾿ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

For his mercy has been abundant towards us: and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.

Greek: the Septuagint as the Orthodox Media Network published it (Mount Athos); 2 Maccabees and the Prayer of Manasseh from Brenton's edition (1851). English: Brenton's translation (1851), its spelling updated by Michael Paul Johnson; public domain. About these texts.