Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Psalms 111
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Psalms111:2
2. His works, that is, of providence and grace are
sought--or, carefully studied, by all desiring to know them.
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Psalms111:3-4
3-4. honourable and glorious--literally, "honor and majesty," which illustrate His glorious perfections.
righteousness--(Psa 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.
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Psalms111:6-8
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.
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Psalms111:9
9. 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.
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Psalms111:10
10. And hence love and fear of such a God is the chief element of true wisdom (compare Pr 1:7; 9:10).
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Psalms111:1
PSALM 111
Psa 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 (Psa 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--(Psa 86:12), and is rendered publicly.
upright--a title of the true Israel (Psa 32:11).
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