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Psalms — Chapter 116

Cornelius à Lapide SJ · Biblical Commentary

LAUDATE DOMINUM OMNES GENTES. Lapide: Psalm 116 — the shortest psalm and the most universal: "Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise Him all ye people." Paul quotes v.1 in Rom. 15:11 as foretelling the Gentile mission. Lapide: the praise of all nations fulfills the Abrahamic covenant (Gen. 12:3). The brevity of the psalm is itself significant: the call to universal praise is absolute and unconditional, requiring no qualification or restriction.