Psalms 111:9

Psalms 111:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
• New International Version (NIV)He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever— holy and awesome is his name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and awesome is his name!
• New King James Version (NKJV)He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever: Holy and awesome is His name.

Context of Psalms 111:9

7The works of his hands are truth and justice; all his instructions are trustworthy. 8They are established forever and ever, enacted in truth and in uprightness. He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awe-inspiring. 10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his instructions have good insight. His praise endures forever.

Psalms 111:9 word by word

פְּד֤וּת׀ שָׁ֘לַ֤ח לְעַמּ֗וֹ צִוָּֽה־לְעוֹלָ֥ם בְּרִית֑וֹ קָד֖וֹשׁ וְנוֹרָ֣א שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• redemptionפְּדוּתpedûth pedûth · redemptionH6304
• unto his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• he hath commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• his covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• and reverendיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 111:9

• Psalms 130:7Israel, put your hope in the Lord. For there is faithful love with the Lord, and with him is redemption in abundance.
• Exodus 15:13With your faithful love, you will lead the people you have redeemed; you will guide them to your holy dwelling with your strength.
• Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
• Isaiah 44:6This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the Lord of Armies, says: I am the first and I am the last. There is no God but me.
• Isaiah 63:9In all their suffering, he suffered, and the angel of his presence saved them. He redeemed them because of his love and compassion; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of the past.
• Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
• Luke 1:68Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and provided redemption for his people.
• Ephesians 1:7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
• Hebrews 9:12he entered the most holy place once for all time, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.
• 1 Peter 1:18For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.
• Psalms 111:5He has provided food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
• 2 Samuel 23:5Is it not true my house is with God? For he has established a permanent covenant with me, ordered and secured in every detail. Will he not bring about my whole salvation and my every desire?
• 1 Chronicles 16:15Remember his covenant forever — the promise he ordained for a thousand generations,
• Isaiah 55:3Pay attention and come to me; listen, so that you will live. I will make a permanent covenant with you on the basis of the faithful kindnesses of David.
• Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the Lord says: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night so that day and night cease to come at their regular time,

Commentaries on Psalms 111:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He sent redemption - He sent Moses to redeem them out of Egypt; various judges to deliver them out of the hands of their oppressors; Ezra, Nehemiah, and Zerubbabel, to deliver them from Babylon; and the Lord Jesus to redeem a whole lost world from sin, misery, and death. Holy and reverend is his name - The word reverend comes to us from the Latins, reverendus, and is compounded of re, intensive, and vereor, to be feared; and most or right reverend…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He sent redemption unto his people - In their deliverance from Egypt. He has now sent it in a higher sense under the great Deliverer, the Saviour. He hath commanded his covenant for ever - He has ordained or appointed it. The covenant is here represented as if it were obedient to the will of God, or under his control. The covenant refers to his arrangements with his people; his assurances of favor, with the terms on which that favor will be shown. Holy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The people of the exodus generation went free because of God’s grace.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. The deliverance He provided accorded to His established covenant. Thus He manifested Himself in the sum of His perfections (Psa 20:1, 7; 22:3) worthy of reverence.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