Psalms 111:2 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 111:2

The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

KJV

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ASV

The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

WEB

Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

YLT

Great are the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.

DBT

Great are the works of Jehovah; sought out of all that delight in them.

About this book

Old Testament

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Cross-references

40 verses on the floor

Psalms 139:14
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Revelation 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Psalms 92:5
O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
Psalms 104:24
O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalms 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Voices1

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Draft selections — awaiting the founder’s edit.

His works, that is, of providence and grace are sought--or, carefully studied, by all desiring to know them. 3, 4. honourable and glorious--literally, "honor and majesty," which illustrate His glorious perfections. righteousness-- (Ps 7:17;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PSA 111:2PSA 139:14 GEN 1:26-27
PSA 111:2PSA 139:14 PSA 40:5
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 111:2PSA 139:14 PSA 104:24
PSA 111:2PSA 139:14 PSA 92:4-5
PSA 111:2PSA 139:14 JOB 5:9
PSA 111:2EPH 1:19 PHP 2:13
PSA 111:2EPH 1:19 EPH 3:20
PSA 111:2EPH 1:19 COL 2:12

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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