Psalm 111:1-3

1 ^[a]Praise the LORD.^[b]I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

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

3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.

Psalm 111:1-3 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. Psalms 34:1; Psalms 109:30; Psalms 115:18; Psalms 145:10
• 2. S Psalms 9:1
• 3. Psalms 89:7
• 4. S Psalms 1:5
• 5. S Job 36:24; Psalms 92:5; Psalms 143:5; Revelation 15:3
• 6. Psalms 64:9
• 7. Psalms 112:3,9; Psalms 119:142

Footnotes

• [a] This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
• [b] Hebrew "Hallelu Yah"