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Psalms 111:2
2The Lord does great things! People who enjoy them, think carefully about them.
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
1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all that I am, when we, his people, meet together. The Lord does great things! People who enjoy them, think carefully about them. 3Everything that he does shows that he is a very great king! He will always do what is completely right. 4The Lord causes us to remember his miracles. He is kind and he forgives people.
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גְּ֭דֹלִים מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְהוָ֑ה דְּ֝רוּשִׁ֗ים לְכָל־חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 111:2
- Psalms 92:5Yes, Lord, you have done great things! Your thoughts are more than we can understand!
- Psalms 104:24Lord, you have made very many different things! You were very wise in the way that you have made them all. The earth is full of the living things that you have made.
- Psalms 139:14I thank you for the wonderful way that you have made me. Everything that you do is wonderful! I know it is true.
- Job 5:9He does great things that nobody can understand. He does more miracles than anyone can count.
- Job 9:10He does great things that we cannot understand. He does more wonderful things than we can count.
- Job 26:12He used his power to control the sea. He used his wisdom to destroy Rahab, the great sea monster.
- Job 38:1The Lord spoke to Job from the middle of the storm. This is what he said:
- Job 41:1‘It is the same with the sea monsters called Leviathan. Can you catch them with a hook? Can you use a rope to keep their mouths shut?
- Isaiah 40:12Nobody has done what God has done! He measured all the water of the seas in one hand. He used his hand to measure the whole sky. He carefully weighed the soil of the earth. He carefully weighed the mountains in his scales, and the hills too.
- Jeremiah 32:17I said, ‘Lord God, you used your great power and strength to make the earth and the sky. Nothing is too difficult for you to do.
- Daniel 4:3His miracles show his great strength. They are very powerful. His kingdom will continue for ever. He will always rule.
- Ephesians 1:19You will also know how very powerful God is. He uses that power to help us now, as we trust in Christ. God's power is greater than anything we could ever know.
- Ephesians 2:7He wanted to show, for all future time, how very kind he is. He has helped us so much because of what Christ Jesus has done.
- Revelation 15:3Now they sang the song of God's servant, Moses, and the Lamb's song. They sang this: ‘Lord God with all power, what you do is great and wonderful! Everything that you do is completely fair and honest. You are King of all nations of the world.
- Psalms 77:11I will remember the things that the Lord has done. Yes, I will remember the miracles that you did long ago.
- Psalms 107:43Wise people should think about these things. They should understand the Lord's faithful love for his people.
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
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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
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