Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 111

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Verses 1-10

PSALM 111

Ps 111:1-10. The Psalmist celebrates God's gracious dealings with His people, of which a summary statement is given.

1. Praise ye the Lord—or, Hallelujah (Ps 104:35). This seems to serve as a title to those of the later Psalms, which, like this, set forth God's gracious government and its blessed fruits. This praise claims the

whole heart—(Ps 86:12), and is rendered publicly.

upright—a title of the true Israel (Ps 32:11).

Verses 2

2. His works, that is, of providence and grace are

sought—or, carefully studied, by all desiring to know them.

Verses 3

3, 4. honourable and glorious—literally, "honor and majesty," which illustrate His glorious perfections.

righteousness—(Ps 7:17; 31:1), which He has made memorable by wonders of love and mercy, in supplying the wants of His people according to covenant engagements.

Verses 4-6

6-8. His power was shown especially in giving them the promised land, and His faithfulness and justice thus displayed are, like His precepts, reliable and of permanent obligation.

Verses 7-9

9. The deliverance He provided accorded to His established covenant. Thus He manifested Himself in the sum of His perfections (Ps 20:1, 7; 22:3) worthy of reverence.

Verses 10

10. And hence love and fear of such a God is the chief element of true wisdom (compare Pr 1:7; 9:10).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory (1871). Public domain.