I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart
in the company and assembly of the just.
Great are the works of the LORD,
exquisite in all their delights.
Majesty and glory are his work,
and his justice endures forever.
He has won renown for his wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the LORD.
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
sure are all his precepts,
Reliable forever and ever,
wrought in truth and equity.
Psalm 111 is an explosion of praise for God's wonderful works. In fact, you might say that it is radically centered completely on God. "I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart," says the psalmist. "Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Full of honor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever."
Psalm 111 delivers a shock to us, because we live in an increasingly human centered world. Today, we expect farmers to feed us, judges to offer us justice and teachers to give us wisdom.
But in the world of Psalm 111, God "provides food for those who fear him ... the works of his hands are faithful and just ... the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom."
Such a shift is becoming tougher all the time.
in the company and assembly of the just.
Great are the works of the LORD,
exquisite in all their delights.
Majesty and glory are his work,
and his justice endures forever.
He has won renown for his wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the LORD.
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
sure are all his precepts,
Reliable forever and ever,
wrought in truth and equity.
Psalm 111 delivers a shock to us, because we live in an increasingly human centered world. Today, we expect farmers to feed us, judges to offer us justice and teachers to give us wisdom.
But in the world of Psalm 111, God "provides food for those who fear him ... the works of his hands are faithful and just ... the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom."
Such a shift is becoming tougher all the time.
