Tree of Life Version
Psalms 111:2
2Great are the works of Adonai— searched out by all who delight in 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
1Halleluyah! I praise Adonai with all my heart in the company and congregation of the upright. Great are the works of Adonai— searched out by all who delight in them. 3Glorious and majestic is His work, and His righteousness endures forever. 4He made His wonders memorable. Adonai is gracious and full of compassion.
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 92:5For You made me glad, Adonai, by Your deeds. I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
- Psalms 104:24Adonai, how countless are Your works! In wisdom You made them all— the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Psalms 139:14I praise You, for I am awesomely, wonderfully made! Wonderful are Your works— and my soul knows that very well.
- Job 5:9Who does great things beyond comprehension, wonders without number.
- Job 9:10He does great and unfathomable things, wonders beyond number.
- Job 26:12By His power He churns up the sea; by His understanding He smashed Rahab.
- Job 38:1Then Adonai answered Job out of the whirlwind. He said:
- Job 41:1“See, his hope is wrong, he is laid low, even the sight of him.
- Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the palm of His hand, or measured out heaven with a span, or calculated the dust of the earth in a measure, or weighed the mountains in scales, or the hills in a balance?
- Jeremiah 32:17“Ah, my Lord Adonai! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm—nothing is too hard for You!
- Daniel 4:3So I issued a decree to bring all the wise men of Babylon before me so that they could make known to me the meaning of the dream.
- Ephesians 1:19and what is His exceedingly great power toward us who keep trusting Him—in keeping with the working of His mighty strength.
- Ephesians 2:7to show in the olam ha-ba the measureless richness of His grace in kindness toward us in Messiah Yeshua.
- Revelation 15:3And they are singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful are Your deeds, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Psalms 77:11Then I said: “It wounds me— that the right hand of Elyon has changed.”
- Psalms 107:43Who is wise? Let him observe these things, and consider Adonai’s lovingkindness.
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
In the dictionaries
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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