Mazmur 111:2-4

111:2 The Lord’s deeds are great,

eagerly awaited ¹  by all who desire them.

111:3 His work is majestic and glorious, ² 

and his faithfulness endures ³  forever.

111:4 He does ⁴  amazing things that will be remembered; ⁵ 

the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

Mazmur 111:7-8

111:7 His acts are characterized by ⁶  faithfulness and justice;

all his precepts are reliable. ⁷ 

111:8 They are forever firm,

and should be faithfully and properly carried out. ⁸ 

[111:2]  ¹ tn Heb “sought out.”

[111:3]  ² tn For other uses of the Hebrew phrase וְהָדָר-הוֹד (hod-vÿhadar, “majesty and splendor”) see 1 Chr 16:27; Job 40:10; Pss 21:5; 96:6; 104:1.

[111:3]  ³ tn Or “stands.”

[111:4]  ⁴ tn Or “did,” if this refers primarily to the events of the exodus and conquest period (see vv. 6, 9).

[111:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “a memorial he had made for his amazing deeds.”

[111:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “the deeds of his hands [are].”

[111:7]  ⁷ tn That is, fair and for man’s good.

[111:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “done in faithfulness and uprightness.” The passive participle probably has the force of a gerund. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 89.