Psalms 111:6

Psalms 111:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
• New International Version (NIV)He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He has declared to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.

Context of Psalms 111:6

4He has made His wonderful acts to be remembered; The Lord is gracious and merciful and full of loving compassion. 5He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence]; He will remember His covenant forever. He has declared and made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations. 7The works of His hands are truth and [absolute] justice; All His precepts are sure (established, reliable, trustworthy). 8They are upheld forever and ever; They are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness.

Psalms 111:6 word by word

כֹּ֣חַ מַ֭עֲשָׂיו הִגִּ֣יד לְעַמּ֑וֹ לָתֵ֥ת לָ֝הֶ֗ם נַחֲלַ֥ת גּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He hath shewedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• of his worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• that he may giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them the heritageנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Psalms 111:6

• Psalms 78:12He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided].
• Psalms 105:27They exhibited His wondrous signs among them, Great miracles in the land of Ham (Egypt).
• Deuteronomy 4:32“Indeed, ask now about the days that are past, [those days] which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?
• Joshua 3:14So when the people set out from their tents to cross over the Jordan with the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant before the people,
• Joshua 6:20So the people shouted [the battle cry], and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, they raised a great shout and the wall [of Jericho] fell down, so that the sons of Israel went up into the city, every man straight ahead [climbing over the rubble], and they overthrew the city.
• Joshua 10:13So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation [of Israel] took vengeance upon their enemies. Is it not written in the Book of Jashar? So the sun stood still in the middle of the sky and was in no hurry to go down for about a whole day.
• Psalms 2:8Ask of Me, and I will assuredly give [You] the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.
• Psalms 44:2You drove out the [pagan] nations with Your own hand; Then you planted and established them (Israel); [It was by Your power that] You uprooted the [pagan] peoples, Then You spread them abroad.
• Psalms 78:55He also drove out the nations before the sons of Israel And allotted their land as an inheritance, measured out and partitioned; And He had the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents [the tents of those who had been dispossessed].
• Psalms 80:8You uprooted a vine (Israel) from Egypt; You drove out the [Canaanite] nations and planted the vine [in Canaan].
• Psalms 105:44He gave them the lands of the nations [of Canaan], So that they would possess the fruits of those peoples’ labor,

Commentaries on Psalms 111:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The power of his works - They have seen that these things did not arrive in the common course of nature, it was not by might nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts they were done. And it required a display of the power of God to give them the heritage of the heathen.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He hath showed his people - The Jewish people. He has made this known to them. The reference here is not to his “announcing” it, or stating it, but to his acts of interposition in their behalf in which he had manifested the greatness of his power. The power of his works - The power of his acts; the power involved in what he does. The power referred to here was that which was evinced in destroying the Egyptians, and in subduing the nations of Canaan. That…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8Giving Israel the land of other nations was just and good. The Lord was judging those nations and showing grace to Israel. However, if the Israelites do not live faithfully and with integrity, they will also lose the land. The Lord’s people must reflect his character.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. His power was shown especially in giving them the promised land, and His faithfulness and justice thus displayed are, like His precepts, reliable and of permanent obligation.Read the comment

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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