Psalm 111

In Praise of the

111Praise the Lord!

With all my heart I will thank the Lord

in the assembly of his people.

²How wonderful are the things the Lord does!

All who are delighted with them want to understand them.

³All he does is full of honour and majesty;

his righteousness is eternal.

⁴The Lord does not let us forget his wonderful actions;

he is kind and merciful.

⁵He provides food for those who honour him;

he never forgets his covenant.

⁶He has shown his power to his people

by giving them the lands of foreigners.

⁷In all he does he is faithful and just;

all his commands are dependable.

⁸They last for all time;

they were given in truth and righteousness.

⁹He set his people free

and made an eternal covenant with them.

Holy and mighty is he!

^10*The way to become wise is to honour the Lord;^x

he gives sound judgement to all who obey his commands.

He is to be praised for ever.