Mga Awit 111
1 Purihin ninyo ang Panginoon. Ako'y magpapasalamat sa Panginoon ng aking buong puso, sa kapulungan ng matuwid, at sa kapisanan.
Praise Yahweh! I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being, every time I am with a large group of godly/righteous people.
2 Ang mga gawa ng Panginoon ay dakila, siyasat ng lahat na nagtatamo ng kaligayahan diyan.
The things that Yahweh has done are wonderful! All those who are delighted/pleased with those things desire to (study/think about) them.
3 Ang kaniyang gawa ay karangalan at kamahalan: at ang kaniyang katuwiran ay nananatili magpakailan man.
[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 Kaniyang ginawa ang kaniyang mga kababalaghang gawa upang alalahanin: ang Panginoon ay mapagbiyaya at puspos ng kahabagan.
He has [appointed/established festivals in which] we remember the wonderful things that he has done; Yahweh [always] is kind and merciful.
5 Siya'y nagbigay ng pagkain sa nangatatakot sa kaniya: kaniyang aalalahaning lagi ang kaniyang tipan.
He provides food for those who revere him; he never forgets the agreement that he made [with our ancestors].
6 Kaniyang ipinakilala sa kaniyang bayan ang kapangyarihan ng kaniyang mga gawa, sa pagbibigay niya sa kanila ng mana ng mga bansa.
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 Ang mga gawa ng kaniyang mga kamay ay katotohanan at kahatulan: lahat niyang mga tuntunin ay tunay.
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 Nangatatatag magpakailan-kailan man, mga yari sa katotohanan at katuwiran.
What he commands must be obeyed forever; and he acted in a true and righteous manner when he gave us those commands.
9 Siya'y nagsugo ng katubusan sa kaniyang bayan; kaniyang iniutos ang kaniyang tipan magpakailan man: banal at kagalanggalang ang kaniyang pangalan.
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 Ang pagkatakot sa Panginoon ay pasimula ng karunungan; may mabuting pagkaunawa ang lahat na nagsisisunod ng kaniyang mga utos. Ang kaniyang kapurihan ay nananatili magpakailan man.
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!
