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 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 verity and justice; All His precepts are sure. 8They stand fast forever and ever, And are done in truth and uprightness. He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever: Holy and awesome is His name. 10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. 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 130:7O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption.
• Exodus 15:13You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation.
• Deuteronomy 15:15You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today.
• Isaiah 44:6“Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.
• Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old.
• Matthew 1:21And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
• Luke 1:68“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,
• Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
• Hebrews 9:12Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
• 1 Peter 1:18knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
• Psalms 111:5He has given food to those who fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant.
• 2 Samuel 23:5“Although my house is not so with God, Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire; Will He not make it increase?
• 1 Chronicles 16:15Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
• Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.
• Jeremiah 33:20“Thus says the Lord: ‘If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season,

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