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

7His acts are characterized by faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable. 8They are forever firm, and should be faithfully and properly carried out. He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome. 10To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise 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 130:7O Israel, hope in the Lord, for the Lord exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.
• Exodus 15:13By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.
• Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today.
• Isaiah 44:6This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the Lord who commands armies: “I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.
• Isaiah 63:9Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
• Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
• Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed 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 9:12and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured eternal redemption.
• 1 Peter 1:18You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,
• Revelation 5:9They were singing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
• Psalms 111:5He gives food to his faithful followers; he always remembers his covenant.
• 2 Samuel 23:5My dynasty is approved by God, for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition.
• 1 Chronicles 16:15Remember continually his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations –
• Isaiah 55:3Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
• Jeremiah 33:20“I, Lord, make the following promise: ‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant

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