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The works of the Lord are great, Studied by all who have pleasure in them.
Psalms 111:2 · New King James Version
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.
  • BSB Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight 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 104:24Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
  • Prov 24:14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.
  • Ps 139:14I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
  • Ps 143:5I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
  • Eph 1:19and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
  • Rev 15:3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.
  • Jer 32:17–19“Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you,
  • Eph 2:7–10that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
  • Ps 77:11–12I will remember Yah’s deeds; for I will remember your wonders of old.
  • Eccl 3:11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
  • Prov 17:16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
  • Dan 4:3How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
  • Rom 1:28Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
  • 1 Pet 1:10–12Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
  • Job 9:10He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number.
  • Rom 8:6For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;
  • Job 5:9who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;
  • Job 37:7He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it.
  • Prov 18:1–2An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
  • Job 41:1–34“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
  • Ps 107:43Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
  • Ps 92:4–5For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.
  • Ps 104:34Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.
  • Job 26:12–14He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
  • Isa 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated the dust of the earth in a measuring basket, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
  • Job 38:1–41Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

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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