New Living Translation
Psalms 111:2
2How amazing are the deeds of the Lord! All who delight in him should ponder 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
1Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all my heart as I meet with his godly people. How amazing are the deeds of the Lord! All who delight in him should ponder them. 3Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty. His righteousness never fails. 4He causes us to remember his wonderful works. How gracious and merciful is our Lord!
Read all of Psalms 111Psalms 111:2 word by word
גְּ֭דֹלִים מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְהוָ֑ה דְּ֝רוּשִׁ֗ים לְכָל־חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 111:2
- Psalms 92:5O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts.
- Psalms 104:24O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.
- Psalms 139:14Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
- Job 5:9He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.
- Job 9:10He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.
- Job 26:12By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster.
- Job 38:1Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
- Job 41:1“Can you catch Leviathan with a hook or put a noose around its jaw?
- Isaiah 40:12Who else has held the oceans in his hand? Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers? Who else knows the weight of the earth or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?
- Jeremiah 32:17“O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!
- Daniel 4:3How great are his signs, how powerful his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, his rule through all generations.
- Ephesians 1:19I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
- Ephesians 2:7So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
- Revelation 15:3And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations.
- Psalms 77:11But then I recall all you have done, O Lord; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
- Psalms 107:43Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.
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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