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Great Are the Lord's Works

 ^[a] Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
² Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
³ Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
and his righteousness endures forever.
⁴ He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
the Lord is gracious and merciful.
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,
in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
⁷ The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy;
⁸ they are established forever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
⁹ He sent redemption to his people;
he has commanded his covenant forever.
Holy and awesome is his name!
¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever!

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

Cross references:

1. Psalm 111:1 : See Ps. 104:35
2. Psalm 111:1 : Ps. 138:1
3. Psalm 111:1 : [Ps. 149:1]
4. Psalm 111:2 : Ps. 92:5; Rev. 3:2; [Ps. 139:14]
5. Psalm 111:2 : Ps. 119:45, 94, 155; [Ps. 112:1; 143:5]
6. Psalm 111:3 : Ps. 145:5
7. Psalm 111:3 : Ps. 112:3, 9
8. Psalm 111:4 : [Ps. 78:4]
9. Psalm 111:5 : See Ps. 105:8
10. Psalm 111:7 : Ps. 93:5; [Ps. 19:7]
11. Psalm 111:8 : Isa. 40:8; Matt. 5:18
12. Psalm 111:8 : Ps. 19:9; Rev. 15:3
13. Psalm 111:9 : [Matt. 1:21]; Luke 1:68
14. Psalm 111:9 : [Ps. 133:3]
15. Psalm 111:9 : Ps. 99:3; Luke 1:49; [Ps. 8:1]
16. Psalm 111:10 : Prov. 9:10; See Prov. 1:7
17. Psalm 111:10 : [Prov. 3:4; 13:15; John 7:17]
18. Psalm 111:10 : [Ps. 44:8]