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Ps 117:2 Strong Concordance For his merciful [02617] kindness [02617] is great [01396] toward us: and the truth [0571] of the LORD [03068] endureth for ever [05769]. Praise [01984] ye the LORD [03050].
  King James For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
This may be regarded as a doxology, suitable to be appended to any Psalm of similar character, and prophetical of the prevalence of God's grace in the world, in which aspect Paul quotes it (Rom 15:11; compare Psa 47:2; Psa 66:8). (Psa 117:1-2)

is great toward us--literally, "prevailed over" or "protected us."
 
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1 O praise [01984] the LORD [03068], all ye nations [01471]: praise [07623] him, all ye people [0523].
2 For his merciful [02617] kindness [02617] is great [01396] toward us: and the truth [0571] of the LORD [03068] endureth for ever [05769]. Praise [01984] ye the LORD [03050].
8 O bless [01288] our God [0430], ye people [05971], and make the voice [06963] of his praise [08416] to be heard [08085]:
2 For the LORD [03068] most high [05945] is terrible [03372]; he is a great [01419] King [04428] over all the earth [0776].
11 And [2532] again [3825], Praise [134] the Lord [2962], all [3956] ye [134] Gentiles [1484]; and [2532] laud [1867] him [846], all ye [3956] people [2992].
16 For [1063] God [2316] so [3779] loved [25] the world [2889], that [5620] he gave [1325] his [846] only begotten [3439] Son [5207], that [2443] whosoever [3956] believeth [4100] in [1519] him [846] should [622] not [3361] perish [622], but [235] have [2192] everlasting [166] life [2222].