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赞美耶和华矜悯其民永记其约

111 你们要赞美耶和华!我要在正直人的大会中,并公会中,一心称谢耶和华。
耶和华的作为本为大,凡喜爱的都必考察。
他所行的是尊荣和威严,他的公义存到永远。
他行了奇事,使人记念,耶和华有恩惠,有怜悯。
他赐粮食给敬畏他的人,他必永远记念他的约。
他向百姓显出大能的作为,把外邦的地赐给他们为业。
他手所行的是诚实、公平,他的训词都是确实的,
是永永远远坚定的,是按诚实、正直设立的。
他向百姓施行救赎,命定他的约直到永远,他的名圣而可畏。
10 敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端,凡遵行他命令的是聪明人。耶和华是永远当赞美的!

Yahweh Is Gracious and Compassionate

Aleph

111 [a]Praise Yah!
I (A)will give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart,

Beth

In the (B)council of the upright and in the congregation.

Gimel

(C)Great are the works of Yahweh;

Daleth

They are (D)sought by all who delight in them.

He

[b](E)Splendid and majestic is His work,

Vav

And (F)His righteousness stands forever.

Zayin

He has made His wondrous deeds [c]to be remembered;

Heth

Yahweh is (G)gracious and compassionate.

Teth

He has (H)given [d]food to those who [e]fear Him;

Yodh

He will (I)remember His covenant forever.

Kaph

He has declared to His people the power of His works,

Lamedh

In giving them an inheritance of the nations.

Mem

The works of His hands are [f](J)truth and justice;

Nun

All His precepts (K)are faithful.

Samekh

They are (L)upheld forever and ever;

Ayin

They are done in [g](M)truth and uprightness.

Pe

He has sent (N)redemption to His people;

Tsadhe

He has commanded His covenant forever;

Qoph

(O)Holy and [h]fearsome is His name.

Resh

10 The [i](P)fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom;

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 111:1 Or Hallelujah!
  2. Psalm 111:3 Lit Splendor and majesty
  3. Psalm 111:4 Lit a memorial
  4. Psalm 111:5 Lit prey
  5. Psalm 111:5 Or reverence
  6. Psalm 111:7 Or faithfulness
  7. Psalm 111:9 Or faithfulness
  8. Psalm 111:10 Or awesome
  9. Psalm 111:10 Or reverence for

Psalm 111[a]

Praise the Lord.[b]

I will extol the Lord(A) with all my heart(B)
    in the council(C) of the upright and in the assembly.(D)

Great are the works(E) of the Lord;
    they are pondered by all(F) who delight in them.
Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
    and his righteousness endures(G) forever.
He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and compassionate.(H)
He provides food(I) for those who fear him;(J)
    he remembers his covenant(K) forever.

He has shown his people the power of his works,(L)
    giving them the lands of other nations.(M)
The works of his hands(N) are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy.(O)
They are established for ever(P) and ever,
    enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
He provided redemption(Q) for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome(R) is his name.

10 The fear of the Lord(S) is the beginning of wisdom;(T)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(U)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(V)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 111:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah