O praise the Lord, all nations far and wide;
Extol His name, ye peoples, in your pride.
For great His mercy towers over us,
His lovingkindness vast and glorious.
The truth of God endureth evermore,
Through endless ages, faithful to the core.
Praise ye the Lord, let hallelujahs sound,
In thunderous joy where grace and truth abound.
A Poetic Paraphrase from the Original Hebrew
This is a paraphrase that is a creative yet faithful rendering of Psalm 117 from the original Hebrew text, structured in iambic pentameter (ten syllables per line with unstressed-stressed rhythm) while retaining a smidgeon of the thundering sound of the King James. Grok was utilized in translation and research.
