Psalms 111:1-8

1 Praise ye Jah! I thank Jehovah with the whole heart, In the secret meeting of the upright, And of the company.

2 Great [are] the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.

3 Honourable and majestic is His work, And His righteousness is standing for ever.

4 A memorial He hath made of His wonders, Gracious and merciful [is] Jehovah.

5 Prey He hath given to those fearing Him, He remembereth to the age His covenant.

6 The power of His works He hath declared to His people, To give to them the inheritance of nations.

7 The works of His hands [are] true and just, Stedfast [are] all His appointments.

8 They are sustained for ever to the age. They are made in truth and uprightness.

Psalms 111:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 111

This psalm, though without a name, is thought to be penned by David; it is composed in an artificial manner, in an alphabetical order, each clause or sentence beginning with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet in course, till the whole is finished; this perhaps was done to recommend the psalm, to make it more observed, and to help the memory; the general design of it is to excite to praise the Lord, from the consideration of his great and wonderful works.