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Psalmen 111
Het Boek
Psalmen 111
Het Boek
111 Prijs de Here!
Met mijn hele hart prijs ik de Here
te midden van de gelovigen en in de samenkomsten.
2 Alles wat de Here heeft gemaakt,
is geweldig groot
en wie Hem liefhebben,
zullen daar voortdurend over nadenken.
3 Alles wat Hij doet,
beschrijft zijn macht en heerlijkheid en majesteit.
Hij blijft tot in eeuwigheid de rechtvaardige.
4 Hij wil ook dat wij altijd
zijn wonderen in herinnering houden.
De Here is vol genade en liefdevol meeleven.
5 Wie ontzag voor Hem hebben,
ontvangen voedsel van Hem.
Nooit zal Hij zijn verbond vergeten.
6 Hij toonde zijn volk zijn kracht en grote daden,
door hun het hele land te geven
dat voorheen aan de heidenen toebehoorde.
7 Alles wat Hij doet,
bevat waarheid en rechtvaardigheid.
Elk woord dat Hij beveelt,
is betrouwbaar.
8 Wat Hij zegt,
staat voor eeuwig vast.
Hij doet het ook
en het is altijd getrouw aan de waarheid
en volkomen oprecht.
9 Hij heeft zijn volk bevrijd,
zijn verbond ligt voor eeuwig vast.
Zijn naam is heilig
en alle ontzag waard.
10 Het diepe ontzag voor de Here
is de eerste voorwaarde om ware wijsheid te verkrijgen.
Ieder die ontzag voor de Here heeft,
krijgt van Hem verstand en inzicht.
De eer van de Here
wordt voor eeuwig hoog gehouden.
Psalm 111
New English Translation
Psalm 111
New English Translation
Psalm 111[a]
111 Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.
2 The Lord’s deeds are great,
eagerly awaited[b] by all who desire them.
3 His work is majestic and glorious,[c]
and his faithfulness endures[d] forever.
4 He does[e] amazing things that will be remembered;[f]
the Lord is merciful and compassionate.
5 He gives[g] food to his faithful followers;[h]
he always remembers his covenant.[i]
6 He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people,
giving them a land that belonged to other nations.[j]
7 His acts are characterized by[k] faithfulness and justice;
all his precepts are reliable.[l]
8 They are forever firm,
and should be faithfully and properly carried out.[m]
9 He delivered his people;[n]
he ordained that his covenant be observed forever.[o]
His name is holy and awesome.
10 To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living;[p]
all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight.[q]
He will receive praise forever.[r]
Footnotes
- Psalm 111:1 sn Psalm 111. The psalmist praises God for his marvelous deeds, especially the way in which he provides for and delivers his people. The psalm is an acrostic. After the introductory call to praise, every poetic line (twenty-two in all) begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Psalm 111:2 tn Heb “sought out.”
- Psalm 111:3 tn For other uses of the Hebrew phrase וְהָדָרהוֹד (hod vehadar, “majesty and splendor”) see 1 Chr 16:27; Job 40:10; Pss 21:5; 96:6; 104:1.
- Psalm 111:3 tn Or “stands.”
- Psalm 111:4 tn Or “did,” if this refers primarily to the events of the exodus and conquest period (see vv. 6, 9).
- Psalm 111:4 tn Heb “a memorial he had made for his amazing deeds.”
- Psalm 111:5 tn Or “gave,” if the events of the exodus and conquest period (see v. 6, 9) are primarily in view.
- Psalm 111:5 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
- Psalm 111:5 tn Or “he remembers his covenant forever” (see Ps 105:8).
- Psalm 111:6 tn Heb “the strength of his deeds he proclaimed to his people, to give to them an inheritance of nations.”
- Psalm 111:7 tn Heb “the deeds of his hands [are].”
- Psalm 111:7 tn That is, fair and for man’s good.
- Psalm 111:8 tn Heb “done in faithfulness and uprightness.” The passive participle probably has the force of a gerund. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 89.
- Psalm 111:9 tn Heb “redemption he sent for his people.”
- Psalm 111:9 tn Heb “he commanded forever his covenant.”
- Psalm 111:10 tn Heb “the beginning of wisdom [is] the fear of the Lord.”
- Psalm 111:10 tn Heb “good sense [is] to all who do them.” The third masculine plural pronominal suffix must refer back to the “precepts” mentioned in v. 7. In the translation the referent has been specified for clarity. The phrase שֵׂכֶל טוֹב (sekhel tov) also occurs in Prov 3:4; 13:15 and 2 Chr 30:22.
- Psalm 111:10 tn Heb “his praise stands forever.”
Psalm 111
New International Version
Psalm 111
New International Version
Psalm 111[a]
1 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)
2 Great are the works(E) of the Lord;
they are pondered by all(F) who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
and his righteousness endures(G) forever.
4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
the Lord is gracious and compassionate.(H)
5 He provides food(I) for those who fear him;(J)
he remembers his covenant(K) forever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works,(L)
giving them the lands of other nations.(M)
7 The works of his hands(N) are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.(O)
8 They are established for ever(P) and ever,
enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He provided redemption(Q) for his people;
he ordained his covenant forever—
holy and awesome(R) is his name.
Footnotes
- Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Psalm 111:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
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