Psalm 111
Majestic Is His Work
¹ Hallelujah! 1 I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
² Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
³ Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
⁴ He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
⁵ He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
⁶ He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.
⁷ The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.
⁸ They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
⁹ He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.
¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
111:1 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD. This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. ↩︎