John Trapp Complete Commentary
Psalms 111:4
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion.
Ver. 4. He hath made his wonderful, &c.] Memorabilia reddidit mirabilia sua clemens et misericors Iehova.
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion.
Ver. 4. He hath made his wonderful, &c.] Memorabilia reddidit mirabilia sua clemens et misericors Iehova.
Verse Psalms 111:4. _HE HATH MADE HIS WONDERFUL WORKS_] He who seeks them out will never _forget_ them; and every thing of God's framing is done in such a way, as to strike the imagination, interest...
HE HATH MADE HIS WONDERFUL WORKS - In heaven and in earth. TO BE REMEMBERED - literally, “Memory hath he made for his wonderful works.” “They” are so made, that man may remember them; the memory of ma...
Psalms 111 Hallelujah! He Has Done It This is the first Hallelujah Psalm, following Psalms 110:1, in which He is praised for what He is and for what He has done. It is a perfect alphabetical Psalm:...
PSS. CXI. AND CXII. These are sister Pss. as is shown by their structure. Each contains nine verses. Each verse has two lines, each line beginning with a letter of the alphabet in due succession. We h...
GRACIOUS, &C. See Exodus 34:6; Exodus 34:7....
HE HATH MADE, &C.— _He hath made him a memorial by his wonderful works; the Lord, gracious,_ &c....
PSALMS 111 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Alphabetical Psalm in Praise of Jehovah. ANALYSIS The Psalm is composed of Ten Verses: Psalms 111:1-8 have Two Clauses each, Initialled by 16 successive letters of the...
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion. HE HATH MADE HIS WONDERFUL WORKS TO BE REMEMBERED - i:e., such as to be worthy of remembrance. THE...
111:4 remembered. (a-8) Or 'He hath established a memorial of his wonderful works.'...
Psalms 111, 112 are closely connected both in form and substance, and are apparently the work of one author. They are alphabetical (see Intro.). A liturgical introduction is prefixed to both, viz. 'Pr...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD IS *RIGHTEOUS PSALMS 111 Jesus said, "Why do you say that I am good? Nobody is good except God" (Lu
HE HATH MADE... — Literally, _He hath made a memorial for His wonderful works,_ as in Joshua 4:7, &c....
זֵ֣כֶר עָ֭שָׂה לְ נִפְלְאֹתָ֑יו חַנּ֖וּן וְ ר
Psalms 111:1 ANOTHER series of psalms headed with Hallelujah begins here and includes the two following psalms. The prefix apparently indicates liturgical use. The present psalm is closely allied to t...
THE WORKS OF THE LORD Psalms 111:1 A fresh series of psalms begins here, of which the dominant note is _Hallelujah_. This and the next are similar in construction, each being alphabetical; that is, t...
This psalm is closely connected with the one which follows it. In this the subject is the greatness and graciousness of Jehovah. In the Hebrew there are ten verses, the first eight having two lines in...
_Darkness. Christ appeared when the world was most corrupt. (St. Augustine) --- God rescued his people from captivity. --- He is. St. Augustine and St. Chrysostom add, "The Lord God is," &c., in which...
How truly delightful is it to consider these things in Christ! Here is a righteousness indeed forever. With this will his church be clothed to all eternity. Oh! how truly honourable, how truly gloriou...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 111 THROUGH 113. Psalms 111-113 go together as a hallelujah in reference to Jehovah's ways with Israel in their deliverance. First, Psalms 111, the works of Jeho...
HE HATH MADE HIS WONDERFUL WORKS TO BE REMEMBERED,.... All his works are marvellous ones; his works of creation, that they should rise out of nothing at a word of command; his works of providence, whi...
_His work_ Either all his works, or that eminent branch of them, his providence toward his people, as is expressed afterward; _is honourable and glorious_ Becoming the Divine Majesty, and bringing glo...
A PSALM OF PRAISE TO JEHOVAH....
He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered, literally, "A remembrance He hath made to His miracles," setting them before men never to be forgotten; THE LORD IS GRACIOUS AND FULL OF COMPASSION,...
TO BE REMEMBERED; either, 1. By those memorials which he hath left of them in his word; or rather, 2. By their own wonderful nature, and the lasting effects and benefits flowing from them, which are...
Psalms 111:4 made H6213 (H8804) works H6381 (H8737) remembered H2143 LORD H3068 gracious H2587 compassion H7349...
Psalms 111:1. _Praise ye the LORD._ Or, «Hallelujah,» «Praise be unto Jehovah.» «Praise ye the Lord.» I invite all Christians to give good heed to this injunction; whether others praise him, or not,...
CONTENTS: Exhortation to praise God for the greatness and glory of His works. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: All who love God delight to meditate upon His works. They are all praiseworthy, a...
This is another acrostic psalm, but differing from others by the brevity of its metre. It has no title in the Hebrew, but is a psalm of thanksgiving and praise. Psalms 111:1. _In the assembly._ סוד _s...
_He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered._ THE DUTY OF REMEMBERING GOD’S WONDERFUL WORKS 1. In reference to any signal benefits, any extraordinary mercy received, it is necessary we should...
_Praise ye the Lord._ I will praise the Lord with my whole heart. THE HIGHEST WORK OF MANKIND--PRAISING GOD I. A noble resolution for this highest work. 1. Thoroughness. “With my whole heart.” (1...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 111:1. This hymn of praise celebrates the great works the Lord has done for his people. He has called them to be his own, and has cared for and protected them. Singing the p...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 111:4 GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL. See Exodus 34:6. ⇐
INTRODUCTION 1. Authorship unknown, probably late. 2. One of the ten alphabetical Psalms, the clauses beginning with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in succession. This is no more artificial than...
EXPOSITION ANOTHER "Hallelujah psalm," and at the same time an "alphabetic psalm." It has been called a "twin psalm" with the one which follows (Psalms 112:1.), and beyond all doubt closely resembles...
Psa 111:1-10 has twenty-two lines. It is known as an acrostic psalm; each line in this psalm begins with a succeeding letter of the Hebrew alphabet. And so the first line of the psalm in Hebrew begins...
1 Corinthians 11:24; 1 Timothy 1:14; Deuteronomy 31:19; Deuteronomy 4:9;...
Remembered — By their own nature, and the lasting benefits flowing from them, which are such as cannot easily be forgotten....