Psalms 111:2

Psalms 111:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
• New International Version (NIV)Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The works of the Lord are great, Studied by all who have pleasure in them.

Context of Psalms 111:2

1Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, In the company of the upright and in the congregation. Great are the works of the Lord, Studied by all those who delight in them. 3Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness endures forever. 4He has made His wonderful acts to be remembered; The Lord is gracious and merciful and full of loving compassion.

Psalms 111:2 word by word

גְּ֭דֹלִים מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְהוָ֑ה דְּ֝רוּשִׁ֗ים לְכָל־חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• sought outדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• of all them that have pleasureחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656

Cross-references for Psalms 111:2

• Psalms 92:5How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].
• Psalms 104:24O Lord, how many and varied are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.
• Psalms 139:14I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.
• Job 5:9Who does great and unsearchable things, Marvelous things without number.
• Job 9:10Who does great things, [beyond understanding,] unfathomable, Yes, marvelous and wondrous things without number.
• Job 26:12He stirred up the sea by His power, And by His understanding He smashed [proud] Rahab.
• Job 38:1Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
• Job 41:1“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
• Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand], And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales?
• Jeremiah 32:17‘Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too difficult or too wonderful for You—
• Daniel 4:3How great are His signs And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom And His dominion is from generation to generation.
• Ephesians 1:19and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength
• Ephesians 2:7[and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].
• Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment], O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all]; Righteous and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
• Psalms 77:11I will [solemnly] remember the deeds of the Lord; Yes, I will [wholeheartedly] remember Your wonders of old.
• Psalms 107:43Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things; And [thoughtfully] consider the lovingkindness of the Lord.

Commentaries on Psalms 111:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The works of the Lord are great - גדלים gedolim, vast in magnitude; as רבים rabbim signifies their multitude and variety. Sought out - Investigated, carefully examined. Of all them that have pleasure therein - By all that delight in them: by every genuine philosopher; every lover of nature; he who traces out the great First Cause by means of his works. And the man that does so will be astonished at the perfections of the Creator, and admire all the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The works of the Lord are great - They are great in number; great in magnitude; great in wisdom; great in goodness. This language was appropriate in the time of the psalmist, when people looked upon the heavens with the naked eye alone, and when they had very imperfect views of the real magnitude of the universe as it is now disclosed by the telescope. It is entirely appropriate now, and conveys a more solemn and sublime impression than it would in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The godly praise God and delight themselves in his great works. His mighty acts reflect his righteousness, grace, and compassion (see Psalm 116:5–7). All who submit themselves to him experience his glory.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. His works, that is, of providence and grace are sought--or, carefully studied, by all desiring to know them.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Covert
• Seek
• Alphabet
• Haggai
• Hallel
• Hallelujah
• Pleasure
• Psalms, Book of
• Writing

Commentaries on Psalms 111

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings