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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 15:11

‘And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.'

This citation is taken from Psalms 117:1. The advance in thought here is concerning the universal nature of the praise. All the Gentiles and ‘all the peoples' are to praise Him indicating the widespread nature of the spread of God's truth. So what began as praise being brought to the Gentiles through the Messiah, has been expanded to indicate that both Gentile and Jew will praise God together, and has again been expanded to indicate worldwide praise. Thus what is seen as predicted is the spread of the Gospel through the ministry of the Messiah, first to Gentile nations, then to both Jews and Gentiles, and then to Gentiles worldwide (‘all the peoples'), causing all to glorify God.

Alternately we may see Paul as signifying by ‘all you Gentiles' and ‘all the peoples' the inclusion of both Jews and Gentiles, but that would simply be to repeat the message of Romans 15:10.

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