Psalms 111:1

Praise to God for His Faithfulness and Justice

1 Praise¹ the Lord!
^aI will praise the Lord with my whole heart,
In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

2 ^aThe works of the Lord are great,
^bStudied by all who have pleasure in them.

3 His work is ^ahonorable and glorious,
And His righteousness endures forever.

4 He has made His wonderful works to be remembered;
^aThe Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

Commentaries:

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What Does Psalms 111:1 Mean?

Psalm 111:1

"The assembly of the upright" and "the congregation" are not necessarily different. It is a parallelism in which the one reinforces the other. It is very clear before whom God is going to be praised.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Ten)

Related Topics: Assembly of the Upright | Congregation | Parallelism | Praising God

Psalm 111:1-10

It is important to understand when researchers feel this psalm was written: sometime after the Jews returned from their exile in Babylon. In other words, during the time of Nehemiah and Ezra or perhaps shortly thereafter. We should imagine a scribe (someone like Ezra) writing this psalm, extolling how God once again redeemed His people from slavery, brought them back to their land, and supplied their every need.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Ten)

Related Topics: Exile in Babylon | Ezra | Nehemiah | Redemption | Return from Exile

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