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

7The works of His hands are truth and justice. All His precepts are trustworthy— 8they are upheld forever and ever, made in truth and uprightness. He has sent redemption to His people. He has ordained His covenant forever. Holy and awesome is His Name. 10The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom. All who follow His precepts have good understanding. 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, wait for Adonai. For with Adonai there is lovingkindness, and with Him is full redemption,
• Exodus 15:13You in Your lovingkindness led the people You have redeemed. You guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.
• Deuteronomy 15:15You will remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Adonai your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding you this thing today.
• Isaiah 44:6Thus says Adonai, Israel’s King and his Redeemer, Adonai-Tzva’ot: “I am the first, and the last, and there is no God beside Me.
• Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction He was afflicted. So the angel of His presence saved them. In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, then He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.
• Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son; and you shall call His name Yeshua, for He will save His people from their sins.”
• Luke 1:68“Blessed be Adonai, God of Israel, for He has looked after His people and brought them redemption.
• Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood—the removal of trespasses—in keeping with the richness of His grace
• Hebrews 9:12He entered into the Holies once for all—not by the blood of goats and calves but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.
• 1 Peter 1:18You know that you were redeemed from the futile way of life handed down from your ancestors—not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
• Revelation 5:9And they are singing a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals. For You were slain, and by Your blood You redeemed for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
• Psalms 111:5He gives food to those who fear Him. He remembers His covenant forever.
• 2 Samuel 23:5Is it not true that my house is with God? For He made an everlasting covenant with me, ordered and secured in all things. Will He not make all my salvation and every desire come to fruition?
• 1 Chronicles 16:15Remember His covenant forever, the word that He commanded for a thousand generations—
• Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, so that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the trustworthy loyalty to David.
• Jeremiah 33:20thus says Adonai: “If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night would not be at in 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