What does Psalm 111:1 mean?
ESV: Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
NIV: Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
NASB: Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, In the company of the upright and in the assembly.
CSB: Hallelujah! I will praise the Lord with all my heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
NLT: Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all my heart as I meet with his godly people.
KJV: Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
NKJV: Praise the Lord! I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
Verse Commentary:
Verse Context:
Psalm 111:1–3 begins with the psalmist's promise to give God wholehearted, public praise. The basis for this worship are the many wonderful things which the Lord has accomplished. This echoes passages such as Psalm 19:1 and Psalm 139:14.
Chapter Summary:
This is a psalm of praise. The writer praises the Lord for His righteousness, His wondrous works, His faithfulness to His covenant, His trustworthiness, and His redemption. The structure of the psalm is acrostic, with each line beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord with his whole heart, celebrating God's amazing works. Everything the Lord says is worthy of trust. True wisdom begins with acknowledging the Lord as God.
Chapter Context:
Psalms 111 and 112 are very similar. Both are acrostics: each line of the original begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Most of the lines in each are three Hebrew words long. Both use phrases and ideas seen elsewhere in Proverbs and Psalms. This psalm emphasizes praise for God's wonderful works in the past. The next, Psalm 112, focuses on the blessings which come from and to those who worship and revere the Lord.
Book Summary:
The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.
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