Psalms 111 (YLT)

Chapter Text

111:1 Praise ye Jah! I thank Jehovah with the whole heart, In the secret meeting of the upright, And of the company.

111:2 Great <FI>are<Fi> the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.

111:3 Honourable and majestic is His work, And His righteousness is standing for ever.

111:4 A memorial He hath made of His wonders, Gracious and merciful <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah.

111:5 Prey He hath given to those fearing Him, He remembereth to the age His covenant.

111:6 The power of His works He hath declared to His people, To give to them the inheritance of nations.

111:7 The works of His hands <FI>are<Fi> true and just, Stedfast <FI>are<Fi> all His appointments.

111:8 They are sustained for ever to the age. They are made in truth and uprightness.

111:9 Redemption He hath sent to His people, He hath appointed to the age His covenant, Holy and fearful <FI>is<Fi> His name.

111:10 The beginning of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise <FI>is<Fi> standing for ever!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "praise", "thank", "jehovah", "whole", "heart", "secret", "meeting", and "upright". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "praise" and "thank", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "praise" and "thank" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "praise" and "thank" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.