Psalms 111:2

King James Version

The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
How amazing are the deeds of the Lord ! All who delight in him should ponder them.

English Revised Version
The works of the LORD are great,

Update Bible Version
The works of Yahweh are great, Sought out of all those that have pleasure therein.

New Century Version
The Lord does great things; those who enjoy them seek them.

New English Translation
The Lord 's deeds are great, eagerly awaited by all who desire them.

Webster's Bible Translation
The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out by all them that have pleasure in them.

World English Bible
The works of Yahweh are great, Pondered by all those who delight in them.

Amplified Bible
Great are the works of the LORD, Studied by all those who delight in them.

English Standard Version
Great are the works of the Lord , studied by all who delight in them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The werkis of the Lord ben greete; souyt out in to alle hise willis.

Berean Standard Bible
Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord has done many wonderful things! Everyone who is pleased with God's marvelous deeds will keep them in mind.

American Standard Version
The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Bible in Basic English
The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them.

Complete Jewish Bible
The deeds of Adonai are great, greatly desired by all who enjoy them.

Darby Translation
Great are the works of Jehovah; sought out of all that delight in them.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord does wonderful things, more than anyone could ask for.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have delight therein.

King James Version (1611)
The workes of the Lord are great: sought out of all them that haue pleasure therein.

New Life Bible
The works of the Lord are great. All who find joy in them try to understand them.

New Revised Standard
Great are the works of the Lord , studied by all who delight in them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The workes of the Lord are great, and ought to be sought out of al them that loue them.

George Lamsa Translation
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Good News Translation
How wonderful are the things the Lord does! All who are delighted with them want to understand them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Great are the works of Yahweh, sought out, by all who find pleasure therein.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(110-2) Great are the works of the Lord: sought out according to all his wills.

Revised Standard Version
Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who have pleasure in them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Great are the workes of God: sought out of all them that haue pleasure therin.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The works of the Lord are great, sought out according to all his will.

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord’s works are great,studied by all who delight in them.

Hebrew Names Version
The works of the LORD are great, Pondered by all those who delight in them.

Lexham English Bible
The works of Yahweh are great, studied by all who delight in them.

Literal Translation
The works of Jehovah are great, sought out by all those desiring them.

Young's Literal Translation
Great [are] the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The workes of the LORDE are greate, sought out of all the that haue pleasure therin.

New American Standard Bible
Great are the works of the LORD; They are studied by all who delight in them.

New King James Version
The works of the LORD are great, Studied by all who have pleasure in them.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Great are the works of the Lord ; They are studied by all who delight in them.

Legacy Standard Bible
Great are the works of Yahweh;They are sought by all who delight in them.

Contextual Overview

¹ Praise ye the Lord . I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. ² The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. ³ His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever. ⁴ He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. ⁵ He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

works: Psalms 92:5, Psalms 104:24, Psalms 139:14, Job 5:9, Job 9:10, Job 26:12-14, Job 38:1-41, Job 41:1-34, Isaiah 40:12, Jeremiah 32:17-19, Daniel 4:3, Ephesians 1:19, Ephesians 2:7-10, Revelation 15:3

sought: Psalms 77:11, Psalms 77:12, Psalms 104:24, Psalms 104:34, Psalms 107:43, Psalms 143:5, Job 37:7, Ecclesiastes 3:11, 1 Peter 1:10-12

that have: Psalms 92:4, Proverbs 17:16, Proverbs 18:1, Proverbs 18:2, Proverbs 24:14, Romans 1:28, Romans 8:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 3:3 - General Joshua 4:9 - set up twelve Job 5:27 - we have searched Job 36:24 - magnify Job 37:14 - consider Psalms 8:3 - When Psalms 28:5 - Because Psalms 46:8 - Come Psalms 66:5 - Come Ecclesiastes 1:13 - I gave Ezekiel 39:9 - shall go Luke 2:15 - Let Luke 8:38 - saying

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The works of the Lord are great,.... His works of creation are great, being made out of nothing, are the effects of great power, and the produce of great wisdom, and which greatly display the glory of their Maker; the works of providence are great, which are daily wrought, especially such as concern the church and people of God, for whom he does great things, whereof they have reason to be glad and praise his name; the miracles of Christ he wrought here on earth were surprisingly great, some of them such as had not keen known from the creation of the world; and yet greater things were shown him, and done by him, particularly the work of redemption, a work which angels and men were unequal to, a work which none but the great God and our Saviour could effect, and is truly called the great salvation; the work of grace upon the heart is a great work, and requires the exceeding greatness of the divine power, and which is exerted in the beginning, carrying on, and finishing that work; and for all which the Lord is to be praised: and the rather since they are such as are

sought out of all them that have pleasure therein; or "sought out because of all the pleasures of them, or that are in them" f, which comes to much the same sense: there is a pleasure in the contemplation of the works of nature and providence; to behold the power, wisdom, and goodness of God in them, and his care over all his creatures; and particularly how he makes all things to work together for the good of his people; and especially it is delightful to observe the works of grace, how the glory of all the divine perfections is displayed in them; angels themselves take pleasure in looking into them: now these are sought and found out by those who delight in them; the works of creation are to be sought and found in the book of nature, the works of providence in the book of experience, and the works of grace in the book of God; and indeed all of them are recorded there, which are searched with pleasure by those that are inquisitive after them.

f לכל חפציהם "ob omnes amabilitates eorum", Cocceius; "secundum omnia desideria eorum", Gejerus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The works of the Lord are great - They are great in number; great in magnitude; great in wisdom; great in goodness. This language was appropriate in the time of the psalmist, when people looked upon the heavens with the naked eye alone, and when they had very imperfect views of the real magnitude of the universe as it is now disclosed by the telescope. It is entirely appropriate now, and conveys a more solemn and sublime impression than it would in the time of the psalmist. It will still be appropriate under the larger views which may yet be obtained of the universe by more perfect instruments, by more accurate observation, and by more profound study. And it will be appropriate when people shall survey the greatness of the universe from the heights of heaven.

Sought out of all them - Studied by all such.

That have pleasure therein - More literally, “Sought to all their wishes.” Perhaps the meaning is, that they would find all their desires gratified in those works; they would find in them all that they would wish to find respecting the power, wisdom, goodness, and majesty of God. Still it implies that they have a desire thus to study his works, or that they do find a pleasure in examining the proofs of the being and attributes of God in his works. A man who loves God will have real pleasure in studying his works as well as his word; and it is as proper to find pleasure in the one as in the other - as proper to wish to find the knowledge which the one imparts as that which the other bestows. One great error among the friends of God is the neglect to study his works. In doing this, people need not neglect or undervalue the Bible and the knowledge which it gives, for such studies would be among the best means of illustrating the Bible.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 111:2. The works of the Lord are great] גדלים gedolim, vast in magnitude; as רבים rabbim signifies their multitude and variety.

Sought out — Investigated, carefully examined.

Of all them that have pleasure therein. — By all that delight in them: by every genuine philosopher; every lover of nature; he who traces out the great First Cause by means of his works. And the man that does so will be astonished at the perfections of the Creator, and admire all the operations of his hands.