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Psalms 111

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Key Verse

Psalms 111:2 BSB

Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

Outline

  • I Will Praise The Lord With My Whole Heart In The Assembly (v1)
  • The Lord Is Gracious And Full Of Compassion (v2-6)
  • He Has Sent Redemption To His People, Holy And Awesome Is His Name (v7-9)
  • The Fear Of The Lord Is The Beginning Of Wisdom (v10)

Context

  • Written in Hebrew
  • Passage type · Poetic
  • 10 verses · 171 words

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Majestic Is His Work

1Hallelujah!a

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart

in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

2Great are the works of the LORD;

they are pondered by all who delight in them.

3Splendid and majestic is His work;

His righteousness endures forever.

4He has caused His wonders to be remembered;

the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

5He provides food for those who fear Him;

He remembers His covenant forever.

6He has shown His people the power of His works

by giving them the inheritance of the nations.

7The works of His hands are truth and justice;

all His precepts are trustworthy.

8They are upheld forever and ever,

enacted in truth and uprightness.

9He has sent redemption to His people;

He has ordained His covenant forever;

holy and awesome is His name.

10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;

all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding.

His praise endures forever!

  1. a 111:1 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD. This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
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