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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He has paid a full ransom for his people. He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!

Context of Psalms 111:9

7The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy. 8They are established for ever and ever, enacted in faithfulness and uprightness. He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever— holy and awesome is his name. 10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

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 with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
• Exodus 15:13In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
• Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I give you this command today.
• Isaiah 44:6“This is what the Lord says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.
• Isaiah 63:9In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
• Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
• Luke 1:68“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
• Ephesians 1:7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
• Hebrews 9:12He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.
• 1 Peter 1:18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors,
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
• Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
• 2 Samuel 23:5“If my house were not right with God, surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part; surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire.
• 1 Chronicles 16:15He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
• Isaiah 55:3Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to 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 no longer come at their appointed 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