“And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.”
And again: "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples extol him." — Psalm 117:1: aineo (praise) Kyrios (Lord) panta ta ethnē (all the Gentiles); epaineso (extol, commend) auton pasai hai laoi (all the peoples). The psalmic vision is universalist—all nations in God's praise.
Church Fathers on Romans 15:11
“And, rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people. And, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles” Deuteronomy 32:43; “and let all people laud Him.” Psalm 117:1 “And, There shall be a root of Jesse, and He that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in Him shall the Gentiles trust.” Isaiah 11:1, 10 Now all these quotations he has given to show that we ought to be united, and to glorify God; and also, to humble the Jew, that he may not lift himself up over these, since all the prophets…
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