Psalm 117
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Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 117 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T181718 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 117 Context triple: [Psalms, shortestChapter, Psalm 117]
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A.
Psalm 150
Psalm 150 is the final psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms, a short hymn that calls for exuberant praise of God with music, dance, and a variety of instruments.
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B.
Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.
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C.
Psalms
Psalms is a biblical book in the Old Testament consisting of religious songs, prayers, and poems central to Jewish and Christian worship.
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D.
Trisagion Hymn
The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
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E.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 117 Target entity description: Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
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A.
Psalm 150
Psalm 150 is the final psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms, a short hymn that calls for exuberant praise of God with music, dance, and a variety of instruments.
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B.
Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.
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C.
Psalms
Psalms is a biblical book in the Old Testament consisting of religious songs, prayers, and poems central to Jewish and Christian worship.
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D.
Trisagion Hymn
The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
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E.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical psalm
ⓘ
Old Testament text ⓘ chapter of the Bible ⓘ |
| addresses |
all nations
ⓘ
all peoples ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
accepted in Catholic canon
ⓘ
accepted in Jewish canon ⓘ accepted in Orthodox canon ⓘ accepted in Protestant canon ⓘ |
| containsDoxology | yes ⓘ |
| containsImperative |
Extol him
ⓘ
Praise the Lord ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s mercy
ⓘ
God’s truth ⓘ covenant faithfulness of God ⓘ |
| focusesOn | God’s relationship to all nations ⓘ |
| follows | Psalm 116 ⓘ |
| genre | hymn of praise ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Hallel
ⓘ
surface form:
Hallel psalms
|
| invitesParticipationOf | Gentiles ⓘ |
| isShortestChapterIn | Bible ⓘ |
| isShortestPsalmIn |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
|
| keyTerm |
faithfulness
ⓘ
praise ⓘ steadfast love ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | praise psalm ⓘ |
| liturgicalUseIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| locatedInCanonicalOrder | Psalms ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 2 ⓘ |
| openingVerb | Praise ⓘ |
| partOf |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| positionInPsalter | 117 ⓘ |
| precedes | Psalm 118 ⓘ |
| quotedIn | Romans 15:11 ⓘ |
| structure | two-verse psalm ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| theme |
faithfulness of the Lord
ⓘ
steadfast love of the Lord ⓘ universal call to praise God ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
mission to the nations
ⓘ
universality of God’s salvation ⓘ |
| usedAs | call to worship ⓘ |
| verseCount | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psalm 117 Description of subject: Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.