Psalms 111:2-10

2 How wonderful are the things the Lord does! All who are delighted with them want to understand them.

3 All he does is full of honor and majesty; his righteousness is eternal.

4 The Lord does not let us forget his wonderful actions; he is kind and merciful.

5 He provides food for those who honor him; he never forgets his covenant.

6 He has shown his power to his people by giving them the lands of foreigners.

7 In all he does he is faithful and just; all his commands are dependable.

8 They last for all time; they were given in truth and righteousness.

9 He set his people free and made an eternal covenant with them. Holy and mighty is he!

10 The way to become wise is to honor the Lord; ¹ he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised forever.

Psalms 111:2-10 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.

Cross References

• 1. 111.10Job 28.28;Proverbs 1.7; 9.10.

Footnotes

• [a]. The way . . . the Lord; [or] The most important part of wisdom is honoring the Lord.