Psalms 111
111
Psalm 111#111:0 Psalm 111 is a poem in Hebrew alphabetical order.
1Hallelujah!
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart
in the company of decent people and in the congregation.
2The Lord’s deeds are spectacular.
They should be studied by all who enjoy them.
3His work is glorious and majestic.
His righteousness continues forever.
4He has made his miracles unforgettable.
The Lord is merciful and compassionate.
5He provides food for those who fear him.
He always remembers his promise.#111:5 Or “covenant.”
6He has revealed the power of his works to his people
by giving them the lands of other nations as an inheritance.
7His works are done with truth and justice.
All his guiding principles are trustworthy.
8They last forever and ever.
They are carried out with truth and decency.
9He has sent salvation to his people.
He has ordered that his promise should continue forever.
His name is holy and terrifying.
10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Good sense is shown by everyone who follows ⌞God’s guiding principles⌟.
His praise continues forever.
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Psalms 111
111
Psalm 111#sn Psalm 111. The psalmist praises God for his marvelous deeds, especially the way in which he provides for and delivers his people. The psalm is an acrostic. After the introductory call to praise, every poetic line (twenty-two in all) begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
1 Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.
2 The Lord’s deeds are great,
eagerly awaited#tn Heb “sought out.” by all who desire them.
3 His work is majestic and glorious,#tn For other uses of the Hebrew phrase וְהָדָר-הוֹד (hod-vÿhadar, “majesty and splendor”) see 1 Chr 16:27; Job 40:10; Pss 21:5; 96:6; 104:1.
and his faithfulness endures#tn Or “stands.” forever.
4 He does#tn Or “did,” if this refers primarily to the events of the exodus and conquest period (see vv. 6, 9). amazing things that will be remembered;#tn Heb “a memorial he had made for his amazing deeds.”
the Lord is merciful and compassionate.
5 He gives#tn Or “gave,” if the events of the exodus and conquest period (see v. 6, 9) are primarily in view. food to his faithful followers;#tn Heb “those who fear him.”
he always remembers his covenant.#tn Or “he remembers his covenant forever” (see Ps 105:8).
6 He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people,
giving them a land that belonged to other nations.#tn Heb “the strength of his deeds he proclaimed to his people, to give to them an inheritance of nations.”
7 His acts are characterized by#tn Heb “the deeds of his hands [are].” faithfulness and justice;
all his precepts are reliable.#tn That is, fair and for man’s good.
8 They are forever firm,
and should be faithfully and properly carried out.#tn Heb “done in faithfulness and uprightness.” The passive participle probably has the force of a gerund. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 89.
9 He delivered his people;#tn Heb “redemption he sent for his people.”
he ordained that his covenant be observed forever.#tn Heb “he commanded forever his covenant.”
His name is holy and awesome.
10 To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living;#tn Heb “the beginning of wisdom [is] the fear of the Lord.”
all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight.#tn Heb “good sense [is] to all who do them.” The third masculine plural pronominal suffix must refer back to the “precepts” mentioned in v. 7. In the translation the referent has been specified for clarity. The phrase שֵׂכֶל טוֹב (shekhel tov) also occurs in Prov 3:4; 13:15 and 2 Chr 30:22.
He will receive praise forever.#tn Heb “his praise stands forever.”
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