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Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
Psalms 111:2 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Yahweh’s works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.
  • KJV The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
  • NKJV The works of the Lord are great, Studied by all who have pleasure in them.
  • NASB Great are the works of the Lord; They are studied by all who delight in them.
  • NLT How amazing are the deeds of the Lord! All who delight in him should ponder them.

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Quick answer

The Lord's works are great and are studied by all who delight in them. Those who love God find joy in pondering what He has done.

Overview

God's works in creation and redemption are 'great' and reward careful, delighted contemplation. The verse commends study and reflection as acts of worship, a motto often cited by Christian scientists and theologians alike. To delight in God's works is the response of a heart that loves Him, supremely seen in His work of salvation.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 26

  • Ps 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
  • Prov 24:14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
  • Ps 139:14I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
  • Ps 143:5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
  • Eph 1:19and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
  • Rev 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
  • Jer 32:17–19“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
  • Eph 2:7–10in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
  • Ps 77:11–12I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
  • Eccl 3:11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
  • Prov 17:16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
  • Dan 4:3How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
  • Rom 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
  • 1 Pet 1:10–12Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
  • Job 9:10He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
  • Rom 8:6The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
  • Job 5:9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
  • Job 37:7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
  • Prov 18:1–2He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
  • Job 41:1–34“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
  • Ps 107:43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
  • Ps 92:4–5For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
  • Ps 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
  • Job 26:12–14By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
  • Isa 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
  • Job 38:1–41Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 111:2 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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