Great Are the Lord's Works
111 [a] (A)Praise the Lord!
I (B)will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of (C)the upright, in the congregation.
2 Great are the (D)works of the Lord,
(E)studied by all who delight in them.
3 (F)Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
and his (G)righteousness endures forever.
4 He has (H)caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
the Lord is gracious and merciful.
5 He provides food for those who fear him;
he (I)remembers his covenant forever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works,
in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
7 The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are (J)trustworthy;
8 they are (K)established forever and ever,
to be performed with (L)faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He sent (M)redemption to his people;
he has (N)commanded his covenant forever.
(O)Holy and awesome is his name!
10 (P)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have (Q)a good understanding.
His (R)praise endures forever!
Footnotes
- Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Cross references
- Psalm 111:1 : See Ps. 104:35
- Psalm 111:1 : Ps. 138:1
- Psalm 111:1 : [Ps. 149:1]
- Psalm 111:2 : Ps. 92:5; Rev. 3:2; [Ps. 139:14]
- Psalm 111:2 : Ps. 119:45, 94, 155; [Ps. 112:1; 143:5]
- Psalm 111:3 : Ps. 145:5
- Psalm 111:3 : Ps. 112:3, 9
- Psalm 111:4 : [Ps. 78:4]
- Psalm 111:5 : See Ps. 105:8
- Psalm 111:7 : Ps. 93:5; [Ps. 19:7]
- Psalm 111:8 : Isa. 40:8; Matt. 5:18
- Psalm 111:8 : Ps. 19:9; Rev. 15:3
- Psalm 111:9 : [Matt. 1:21]; Luke 1:68
- Psalm 111:9 : [Ps. 133:3]
- Psalm 111:9 : Ps. 99:3; Luke 1:49; [Ps. 8:1]
- Psalm 111:10 : Prov. 9:10; See Prov. 1:7
- Psalm 111:10 : [Prov. 3:4; 13:15; John 7:17]
- Psalm 111:10 : [Ps. 44:8]