Psalms 111
1 Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all my heart in the congregation of the faithful.
Praise Yahweh! I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being, every time I am with a large group of godly/righteous people.
2 All the wonderful things the Lord has done are studied by everyone who loves them.
The things that Yahweh has done are wonderful! All those who are delighted/pleased with those things desire to (study/think about) them.
3 His majesty and honor are revealed by what he does; his goodness lasts forever.
[Because of everything] that he does, people greatly honor him and respect him because he is a great king; the righteous/just things that he does will endure forever.
4 He wants the wonderful things he has done to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and kind.
He has [appointed/established festivals in which] we remember the wonderful things that he has done; Yahweh [always] is kind and merciful.
5 He feeds those who respect him; he always remembers the agreement he made.
He provides food for those who revere him; he never forgets the agreement that he made [with our ancestors].
6 He demonstrated to his people the powerful things he could do by giving them the lands of other nations.
By enabling his people to capture the lands that belonged to other people-groups, he has shown to [us], his people, that he is very powerful.
7 Everything he does can be depended on, and is right; all his commandments are trustworthy.
He [MTY] faithfully [does what he has promised] and always does what is just/fair, and we can depend on him [to help us] when he commands us to do things.
8 They remain rock-solid forever. He was true and right in saying what should be done.
What he commands must be obeyed forever; and he acted in a true and righteous manner when he gave us those commands.
9 He delivered his people. He commanded that his agreement would continue forever. How holy and awesome is his reputation!
He rescued [us], his people, [from being slaves in Egypt], and he made an agreement [with us] that will last forever. He [MTY] is holy and awesome!
10 The beginning of wisdom is honoring the Lord. Those who follow what he says do well. He is to be praised forever!
Revering Yahweh is the way to become wise. All those who obey [his commands] will know what is good [for them to decide to do]. We should praise him forever!
