short but sweet

it may be the shortest of the psalms (the shortest chapter in the Bible, in fact), but Psalm 117 contains a ton of truth:

Praise the LORD, all nations!
Extol Him, all peoples!
For great is His steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD!

Line 1:

• a call for praise
• a call for praise of the LORD
• a universal call for praise of the LORD
• a universal call for exuberant praise of the LORD

Line 2:

• a call for praise, lauding, applauding, magnifying, glorifying
• a call for praise, lauding, applauding, magnifying, glorifying of the LORD
• a universal call for praise, lauding, applauding, magnifying, glorifying of the LORD
• a universal call for exuberant praise, lauding, applauding, magnifying, glorifying of the LORD 

Lines 3 and 4 (why?):

• His covenant love is great
• His covenant love is great toward us
• His covenant love is great toward us AND He is faithful
• His covenant love is great toward us AND He is faithful forever

Line 5 (the summation):

• a call for praise
• a call for praise of the LORD
• a call for exuberant praise of the LORD

Got it?