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Chapter 117 · Douay–Rheims / Challoner

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Chapter CXVII · Location 117 of 150

Chapter 117 · Open to read

From Psalms · Douay–Rheims / Challoner (1749–1752)

What does Psalms Chapter 117 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

Repeated enduring mercy accompanies remembered help. Encirclement, chastisement and gates lead to praise and requests. Rejected stone, appointed solemn day and future exaltation retain edition wording.

Chapter breakdown

Confitemini Domino and Alleluia introduce the heading’s praise for deliverance from evils, trust in God and interpretation concerning Christ’s coming. That interpretation stays identified as the heading. Enduring mercy is repeated for Israel, Aaron’s house and fearers. The speaker called in trouble, was heard and enlarged. With the Lord helper he will not fear what man does and will look over enemies. It is good to confide in the Lord rather than man or princes; no particular rejected alliance is supplied.

Three times surrounding nations are described with revenge in the Lord’s name. They surrounded like bees and burned like thorn fire. Pushed and overturned to fall, he received help. The Lord is strength, praise and salvation; rejoicing and salvation sound in just people’s tabernacles. The right hand wrought strength, exalted him and wrought strength again. He shall not die but live and declare works; the Lord chastised but did not hand him to death. This speech is not a universal guarantee against death during suffering.

He asks justice gates opened and will enter to praise; this is the Lord’s gate where just people shall enter. He will glorify because heard and made salvation. The rejected builders’ stone has become the corner’s head, the Lord’s wonderful doing. He calls for joy in the Lord-made day and asks saving and good success. The comer in the Lord’s name is blessed and we have blessed you from His house. Those speakers are not newly identified as priests in a witnessed procession.

God has shone upon us; the command appoints a solemn day with shady boughs even to the altar’s horn. Binding sacrifices is not substituted. Calling the Lord his God, he will praise and exalt because heard and made salvation, returning to the enduring-mercy refrain. Requested gates and solemn day do not document an actual completed ceremony.

The story inside

Opening: Repeated enduring mercy accompanies remembered help. Development: Encirclement, chastisement and gates lead to praise and requests. Conclusion: Rejected stone, appointed solemn day and future exaltation retain edition wording.

Lessons worth keeping

  1. 1
    Repeated enduring mercy accompanies remembered help.
  2. 2
    Encirclement, chastisement and gates lead to praise and requests.
  3. 3
    Rejected stone, appointed solemn day and future exaltation retain edition wording.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

  1. Lines 65245–65246

    Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  2. Lines 65264–65265

    It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man.
  3. Lines 65282–65283

    The Lord is my strength and my praise: and he is become my salvation.
  4. Lines 65306–65307

    The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.
  5. Lines 65311–65312

    This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein.
  6. Lines 65316–65317

    Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

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