Psalms 19:7(v7)Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.
Psalms 99:3(v9)Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
Luke 1:49(v9)For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
Luke 1:68(v9)“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
Titus 2:14(v9)who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for…
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Psalms 89:14(v7)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
Matthew 5:18(v8)For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass…
Revelation 5:9(v9)They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your…
Hebrews 9:12(v9)nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained…
Hebrews 13:20(v9)Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord…
Deuteronomy 28:58(v9)If you will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and fearful name,…
Psalms 19:9(v8)The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
Jeremiah 33:20-21(v9)“Yahweh says: ‘If you can break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that there will not be day and night in their time;…
Ephesians 1:7(v9)in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Ephesians 1:14(v9)who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
Revelation 4:8(v9)The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying,…
Deuteronomy 32:4(v7)The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.
Isaiah 55:3(v9)Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Malachi 1:11(v9)For from the rising of the sun even to its going down, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my…
Matthew 1:21(v9)She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
1 Peter 1:18-20(v9)knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your…
Exodus 15:11(v9)Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
2 Samuel 23:5(v9)Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation,…
1 Chronicles 16:15(v9)Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Psalms 98:3(v7)He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of…
Psalms 105:8(v7)He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Psalms 111:5(v9)He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant.
Psalms 119:151(v7)You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth.
Psalms 119:160(v7)All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
Isaiah 40:8(v8)The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”
Isaiah 44:6(v9)This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says: “I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there…
Isaiah 63:9(v9)In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them. He bore…
Romans 7:12(v8)Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
Galatians 3:15-17(v9)Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void or adds to it.…
Revelation 15:3(v8)They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the…
Revelation 15:3-4(v7)They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the…
Exodus 15:13(v9)“You, in your loving kindness, have led the people that you have redeemed. You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.
Deuteronomy 15:15(v9)You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you. Therefore I command you this thing today.
Psalms 85:10(v7)Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms 89:7(v9)a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
Psalms 93:5(v7)Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, Yahweh, forever more.
Psalms 99:5(v9)Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
Psalms 99:9(v9)Exalt Yahweh, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh, our God, is holy!
Psalms 119:86(v7)All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
Psalms 119:127-128(v8)Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold. Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate…
Psalms 130:7-8(v9)Israel, hope in Yahweh, for there is loving kindness with Yahweh. Abundant redemption is with him. He will redeem Israel from all their…
Isaiah 6:3(v9)One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”
Malachi 2:2(v9)If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says Yahweh of Armies, “then I will send the curse…
Romans 3:31(v8)Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
2 Timothy 2:13(v7)If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.”
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John Calvin1540 · Public DomainOn vv7, 97 The works of his hands In the first…
7 The works of his hands In the first clause of the verse he exclaims that God is known to be faithful and upright in his works, and then he goes on to extol the same truth and rectitude as pervading the doctrine of the law; the amount of which is, that a beautiful harmony characterises all the sayings and doings of God, because every where he shows himself to be just and faithful. We have a memorable proof of this fact in the redemption of his ancient people. Yet I doubt not, that, under the term, works, the prophet comprehends the constant government of the Church; because God daily and unceasingly shows that he is just and true, and unweariedly pursues the same course. Among men it is reckoned to be of more importance for one to be found just in practice than in profession; yet, as the doctrine of the law was the very life and safety of the people, the prophet very properly, and in several expressions, dwells upon the sentiment contained in the second clause of the verse; saying, all his statutes are true, they are established for ever, and are drawn up in perfect accordance with the strict law of truth and equity And assuredly, but for God’s having kept the people united to him by the sacred chain of the law, the fruit of their redemption would have been very small, and even that benefit would have soon been lost by them. We ought to observe, then, that this subject is brought prominently forward in this place; because, in attesting the eternal love of God, it became the means of imparting life.
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
Geneva Bible translators1599 · Public DomainOn v7As God promised to take the care of his…
As God promised to take the care of his Church: so in effect doth he declare himself just and true in the government of the same.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp1656 · Public DomainOn vv7–9Psa 111:7 The works of his hands [are] verity…
Psa 111:7 The works of his hands [are] verity and judgment; all his commandments [are] sure.
Ver. 7. The work of his hands] They speak him a true and just God. Chrysostom taketh truth here for mercy, and noteth that God usually mixeth mercy with justice; yet sometimes he sendeth an evil, an only evil, Eze 7:5
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All his commandments] That is, his promises added to his commandments; or they are so called, because firm and sure, as the commandments of an emperor.
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Matthew Poole1685 · Public DomainOn vv7–9The works of his hands; all that he doth,…
The works of his hands; all that he doth, either on the behalf of his people, or against his or their enemies; of both which sorts of works he spoke in the foregoing verse.
Are verity and judgment; are exactly agreeable to his word or promises, and to the rules of justice. All his commandments; either,
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1. His laws given to the Israelites, especially the moral law considered with its sanction, the promises made to the observers of it, and the threatenings denounced against transgressors. Or,
2. His works, as it is in the first clause, called his commands, because they were done by virtue of his decree, and by his power and authority; as in like manner God is said to command those blessings which he purposeth to give, and doth effectually procure, as Deu 28:8 Psa 42:8; 68:28; 133:3, and to command those creatures which he moveth and acteth as he pleaseth, as 1Ki 17:4; Mat 8:27.
Are sure, or faithful, or certain; constant and unchangeable, as his laws are, being grounded upon the immutable rules of justice or equity; infallible and irresistible, as his counsels and ways are.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill1763 · Public DomainOn vv7–9The works of his hands are verity and judgment,....…
The works of his hands are verity and judgment,.... His works of providence are just and true, particularly these which respected the driving the Canaanites out of their land, and settling the Israelites in it; these were done according to the truth of the divine promises and prophecies, and so were "verity" or "truth"; and for the sins of the Heathen, and by him who has a right to dispose of the earth and the fulness of it to whom he pleases, and so are "judgment" or righteous; and this holds good of his work of grace upon the heart, which is the work of his hands, and is "truth in the inward parts": and is created in righteousness and true holiness; and of all his acts of grace in election, redemption, &c. which are according to the truth of the divine nature and its perfections, and in which there is no unrighteousness. Some interpret this of the two tables of stone, which were the work, writing, and engraving of God, and on which were inscribed the judgments of the Lord; and are "true and righteous altogether". Aben Ezra understands it of the law implanted in the hearts of men.
All his commandments are sure: firm, and to be believed and complied with, either to destroy the nations, or to possess their land; or rather the commands of the moral law, which are firm and sure, one jot or tittle of which shall never pass away; all have been fulfilled by Christ, and remain with him a rule of walk and conversation; or the word which the Lord has commanded to a thousand generations, Psa 105:8 the covenant which is ordered in all things and sure; the promises of which are yea and amen in Christ; and the blessings of it, the sure mercies of David; and even the doctrines of the Gospel are the commandments and testimony of the Lord, which are sure, Psa 19:8 and to be believed, being the word of truth, the Gospel of our salvation, and coming from God, who cannot lie.
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John Wesley1765 · Public DomainOn vv7–9The works - All that he doth on the…
The works - All that he doth on the behalf of his people, or against their enemies. Truth - Are exactly agreeable to his promises, and to justice. Commandments - His laws given to the Israelites, especially the moral law. Sure - Constant and unchangeable.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke1810 · Public DomainOn vv7–9Verse 7. Verity and judgment] His works are verity…
Verse 7. Verity and judgment] His works are verity or truth, because they were wrought for the fulfilment of the promises he made to their fathers. And they were just; for their punishment was in consequence of their infidelities: and the punishment of the Babylonians was only in consequence of their gross iniquities; and in both respects he had proved his work to be according to justice and judgment.
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Joseph Benson1811 · Public DomainOn v7Psa 111:7-9. The works of his hands — All…
Psa 111:7-9. The works of his hands — All that he doth, either on the behalf of his people, or against his or their enemies; are verity and judgment — Are exactly agreeable to his word or promises, and to the rules of eternal justice. All his commandments — His laws given to the Israelites, especially the moral law, considered with its sanctions, the promises made to the observers of it, and the threatenings denounced against transgressors; are sure — Constant and unchangeable, as being grounded upon the immutable rules of justice and equity. They stand fast, Hebrew, סמוכים, semuchim, they are established upon a sure foundation; and are done — Constituted or ordered; in truth and uprightness — With a sincere regard to the good and happiness of mankind, and without the least shadow of partiality or iniquity, and they will then appear in perfect glory and beauty, when all the arts and labours of man shall cease to exist. He sent redemption unto his people — That deliverance out of Egypt, which was a type and pledge of that greater and higher redemption, which is by the Messiah. He hath commanded — Appointed, or firmly established, by his power and authority; his covenant for ever — Through all successive generations of his people, to the end of the world; for the covenant is the same for substance in all ages, and differed only in circumstances. Holy and reverend is his name — Terrible to his enemies, venerable in his people’s eyes, and holy in all his dealings with all men.
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Albert Barnes1834 · Public DomainOn vv7–9The works of his hands - All that he…
The works of his hands - All that he does in the works of creation and providence; all in his acts toward the children of men.
Are verity - Truth. That is, They tend to establish and confirm the truth; they are done in the cause or the defense of truth. Truth in any case may be ascertained by what God “does,” for all that he defends and protects is “truth,” and his acts, therefore, may be regarded as an expression of what is true and right.
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And judgment - In the cause of justice; or, in maintaining the principles of right. God never does anything to vindicate wrong. None of his acts can be fairly interpreted as having been done to sustain injustice, fraud, deceit, ambition, oppression, murder, or licentiousness. That he suffers free agents to do these things without interference is no evidence that he approves of them. That he “disapproves” of them is shown
(a) by his declarations;
(b) by his threatenings;
(c) by all that he does to punish the wicked here.
All his commandments are sure - His statutes; his ordinances. They are sure; that is, they are to be relied on; or, are worthy of confidence.
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Daniel D. Whedon1874 · Public DomainOn vv7–97. Verity and judgment—Truth and absolute administrative justice.
7. Verity and judgment—Truth and absolute administrative justice.
All his commandments are sure—That is, they are true, established. The words “sure” and “verity” in the preceding line are from a common root, the one being affirmed of the “works” of God, the other of his “precepts.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges1878 · Public DomainOn vv7–97. verity and judgment] Truth and right. Jehovah’s actions…
7. verity and judgment] Truth and right. Jehovah’s actions are manifestations of His eternal attributes of truth and justice (Deu_32:4). He is constantly true to His promises, unfailingly just in His moral government of the world. The gift of Canaan to Israel was the fulfilment of His promise to the patriarchs, while the expulsion of its former inhabitants was a just retribution for their sins (Deu_9:4-5).
his commandments] R.V. his precepts, the various special injunctions in which man’s duties are set forth. These are sure, trustworthy, not mutable or arbitrary. By a natural transition the Psalmist passes from the mighty works which Jehovah has done for His people to the commandments which He has given them. The memories of Sinai naturally follow those of the Exodus. This verse is a reminiscence of Psa_19:7-9 : cp. also Psa_111:3 b with Psa_19:9 a. The word for precepts is peculiar to the Psalter: Psa_19:8; Psa_103:18; Psalms 119 (21 times).
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The Pulpit Commentary1880 · Public DomainOn vv7–9The works of his hands are verity and judgment.…
The works of his hands are verity and judgment. All that God does is right and just in truth and uprightness" (ver. 8). All his commandments are sure; i.e. firm, unchangeable being based on truth and right.
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Charles H. Spurgeon1885 · Public DomainOn vv7–9Ver. 7. The works of his hands are verity…
Ver. 7. The works of his hands are verity and judgment. Truth and justice are conspicuous in all that Jehovah does. Nothing like artifice or crooked policy can ever be seen in his proceedings; he acts faithfully and righteously towards his people, and with justice and impartiality to all mankind. This also should lead us to praise him, since it is of the utmost advantage to us to live under a sovereign whose laws, decrees, acts, and deeds are the essence of truth and justice.
All his commandments are sure. All that he has appointed or decreed shall surely stand, and his precepts which he has proclaimed shall be found worthy of our obedience, for surely they are founded in justice and are meant for our lasting good. He is no fickle despot, commanding one thing one day and another another, but his commands remain absolutely unaltered, their necessity equally unquestionable, their excellence permanently proven, and their reward eternally secure. Take the word commandments to relate either to his decrees or his precepts, and we have in each case an important sense; but it seems more in accordance with the connection to take the first sense and consider the words to refer to the ordinances, appointments, or decrees of the great King.
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Whatever the mighty Lord decrees,
Shall stand for ever sure.
The settled purpose of his heart
To ages shall endure.
Ver. 7. The works of God expound his word, in his works his word is often made visible. That's an excellent expression, The works of his hands are verity and judgment. The acts of God are verity, that is, God acts his own truths. As the works of our hands ought to be the verity and judgments of God, (every action of a Christian ought to be one of Christ's truths), so it is with God himself; the works of his hands are his own verity and judgments. When we cannot find the meaning of God in his word, we may find it in his works: his works are a comment, an infallible comment upon his word. Joseph Caryl.
Ver. 7-8. God is known to be faithful and just both in his works and in his word, insomuch that the most beautiful harmony is apparent between the things he has spoken and those he has done. This wonderfully confirms the hope and faith of the godly. Mollerus.
Psalms 111:8*
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The Biblical Illustrator1887 · Public DomainOn v9He sent redemption unto His people.
Psa_111:9
He sent redemption unto His people.
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Redemption and atonement
Theology has frequently confused redemption and the atonement. The atonement for sin offered by Christ on Calvary was universal, but redemption is limited to those that accept the conditions as specified in the Scriptures. Christ died for all, but, as a fact, only they that believe are saved. The atonement is Gods provision for the salvation of the world, redemption of the sinner is the object God has in view. There could be no redemption without the atonement, but if redemption is not appropriated the atonement still remains. The work of atonement was the act of one person, but redemption involves several agencies. Christ, by suffering the death of the cross, made the atonement; in effecting redemption, the subject works, the teacher works in presenting Gods truth, the Holy Spirit works and applies the Gospel with power to the heart. By this threefold agency redemption is effected. The atonement came without the worlds request; but redemption never comes without the earnest seeking of the individual. The atonement was an event that took place once for all, at one period, on Calvary, two thousand years ago; redemption is constantly taking place in all parts of the world, and in all periods of human history. This is the correct Biblical distinction between the two theological terms as used in the Scriptures. (R. Venting.)
Holy and reverend is His name.--
Scriptural piety
I. What it is. We take the term reverence to denote respect; and with this latter term we associate generally a more definite meaning. In the case, indeed, of God, respect must be of the very highest description, to rise to the character of reverence.
II. Its foundation. Let the mind be informed, not only that God has given a conscience to rebuke, but that God has met the rebuke of conscience, to redeem the party rebuked from despair by holding out His own Son as the vindication of His holiness. The foundation, therefore, you perceive, of Scriptural piety, is the knowledge of the Divine character.
III. The means of its cultivation. Shall we pray that God would enlighten us, while we refuse to come to the means, by which He has Himself told us we are to be enlightened? Shall we seek that He would give us of the Spirit, whilst we neglect the fruits of the inspiration of that Spirit, as those fruits are laid down in the testimony of Divine truth?
IV. Its fruits. Piety is not a faculty of the mind; it is an influence, pervading all the faculties. Piety is not some particular mental power; it is an energy, that tells on the whole man. If such be the fruits of Scriptural piety upon the mind itself, what must be its fruits upon society generally? Even the ungodly and unthinking world, when they discover that piety is thus enlightened by the word of truth, and that in the Church of God there is not a greater degree of warmth than there is of light, will be compelled to confess that God is in us of a truth. (John Burnet)
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C. I. Scofield1917 · Public DomainOn v9(See Scofield "Isa 59:20"). See Scofield "Exo 14:30".
redemption
(See Scofield "Isa 59:20"). See Scofield "Exo 14:30".
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unfoldingWord translationNotes2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0On v7The works of his hands
The works of his hands
Here the word "hands" refers to Yahweh, himself. AT: "The works that he does" (See: Synecdoche)
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They are established forever
This means that Yahweh's instructions are unchangeable and will last forever. This can be stated in active form. AT: "He has established them forever" or "They will last forever" (See: Active or Passive)
to be observed faithfully and properly
Possible meanings are 1) Yahweh has given his instructions in a faithful and proper manner or 2) his people are to observe Yahweh's instructions in a faithful and proper manner. This can be stated in active form. AT: "for his people to observe them faithfully and properly" (See: Active or Passive)
holy and awesome is his name
Here the word "name" refers to Yahweh, himself. AT: "Yahweh is holy and awesome" (See: Metonymy)
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain On vv7, 9 7 The works of his hands In the first…
7 The works of his hands In the first clause of the verse he exclaims that God is known to be faithful and upright in his works, and then he goes on to extol the same truth and rectitude as pervading the doctrine of the law; the amount of which is, that a beautiful harmony characterises all the sayings and doings of God, because every where he shows himself to be just and faithful. We have a memorable proof of this fact in the redemption of his ancient people. Yet I doubt not, that, under the term, works, the prophet comprehends the constant government of the Church; because God daily and unceasingly shows that he is just and true, and unweariedly pursues the same course. Among men it is reckoned to be of more importance for one to be found just in practice than in profession; yet, as the doctrine of the law was the very life and safety of the people, the prophet very properly, and in several expressions, dwells upon the sentiment contained in the second clause of the verse; saying, all his statutes are true, they are established for ever, and are drawn up in perfect accordance with the strict law of truth and equity And assuredly, but for God’s having kept the people united to him by the sacred chain of the law, the fruit of their redemption would have been very small, and even that benefit would have soon been lost by them. We ought to observe, then, that this subject is brought prominently forward in this place; because, in attesting the eternal love of God, it became the means of imparting life.
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v7 As God promised to take the care of his…
As God promised to take the care of his Church: so in effect doth he declare himself just and true in the government of the same.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv7–9 Psa 111:7 The works of his hands [are] verity…
Psa 111:7 The works of his hands [are] verity and judgment; all his commandments [are] sure.
Ver. 7. The work of his hands] They speak him a true and just God. Chrysostom taketh truth here for mercy, and noteth that God usually mixeth mercy with justice; yet sometimes he sendeth an evil, an only evil, Eze 7:5
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All his commandments] That is, his promises added to his commandments; or they are so called, because firm and sure, as the commandments of an emperor.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv7–9 The works of his hands; all that he doth,…
The works of his hands; all that he doth, either on the behalf of his people, or against his or their enemies; of both which sorts of works he spoke in the foregoing verse.
Are verity and judgment; are exactly agreeable to his word or promises, and to the rules of justice. All his commandments; either,
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1. His laws given to the Israelites, especially the moral law considered with its sanction, the promises made to the observers of it, and the threatenings denounced against transgressors. Or,
2. His works, as it is in the first clause, called his commands, because they were done by virtue of his decree, and by his power and authority; as in like manner God is said to command those blessings which he purposeth to give, and doth effectually procure, as Deu 28:8 Psa 42:8; 68:28; 133:3, and to command those creatures which he moveth and acteth as he pleaseth, as 1Ki 17:4; Mat 8:27.
Are sure, or faithful, or certain; constant and unchangeable, as his laws are, being grounded upon the immutable rules of justice or equity; infallible and irresistible, as his counsels and ways are.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv7–9 The works of his hands are verity and judgment,....…
The works of his hands are verity and judgment,.... His works of providence are just and true, particularly these which respected the driving the Canaanites out of their land, and settling the Israelites in it; these were done according to the truth of the divine promises and prophecies, and so were "verity" or "truth"; and for the sins of the Heathen, and by him who has a right to dispose of the earth and the fulness of it to whom he pleases, and so are "judgment" or righteous; and this holds good of his work of grace upon the heart, which is the work of his hands, and is "truth in the inward parts": and is created in righteousness and true holiness; and of all his acts of grace in election, redemption, &c. which are according to the truth of the divine nature and its perfections, and in which there is no unrighteousness. Some interpret this of the two tables of stone, which were the work, writing, and engraving of God, and on which were inscribed the judgments of the Lord; and are "true and righteous altogether". Aben Ezra understands it of the law implanted in the hearts of men.
All his commandments are sure: firm, and to be believed and complied with, either to destroy the nations, or to possess their land; or rather the commands of the moral law, which are firm and sure, one jot or tittle of which shall never pass away; all have been fulfilled by Christ, and remain with him a rule of walk and conversation; or the word which the Lord has commanded to a thousand generations, Psa 105:8 the covenant which is ordered in all things and sure; the promises of which are yea and amen in Christ; and the blessings of it, the sure mercies of David; and even the doctrines of the Gospel are the commandments and testimony of the Lord, which are sure, Psa 19:8 and to be believed, being the word of truth, the Gospel of our salvation, and coming from God, who cannot lie.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv7–9 The works - All that he doth on the…
The works - All that he doth on the behalf of his people, or against their enemies. Truth - Are exactly agreeable to his promises, and to justice. Commandments - His laws given to the Israelites, especially the moral law. Sure - Constant and unchangeable.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv7–9 Verse 7. Verity and judgment] His works are verity…
Verse 7. Verity and judgment] His works are verity or truth, because they were wrought for the fulfilment of the promises he made to their fathers. And they were just; for their punishment was in consequence of their infidelities: and the punishment of the Babylonians was only in consequence of their gross iniquities; and in both respects he had proved his work to be according to justice and judgment.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v7 Psa 111:7-9. The works of his hands — All…
Psa 111:7-9. The works of his hands — All that he doth, either on the behalf of his people, or against his or their enemies; are verity and judgment — Are exactly agreeable to his word or promises, and to the rules of eternal justice. All his commandments — His laws given to the Israelites, especially the moral law, considered with its sanctions, the promises made to the observers of it, and the threatenings denounced against transgressors; are sure — Constant and unchangeable, as being grounded upon the immutable rules of justice and equity. They stand fast, Hebrew, סמוכים, semuchim, they are established upon a sure foundation; and are done — Constituted or ordered; in truth and uprightness — With a sincere regard to the good and happiness of mankind, and without the least shadow of partiality or iniquity, and they will then appear in perfect glory and beauty, when all the arts and labours of man shall cease to exist. He sent redemption unto his people — That deliverance out of Egypt, which was a type and pledge of that greater and higher redemption, which is by the Messiah. He hath commanded — Appointed, or firmly established, by his power and authority; his covenant for ever — Through all successive generations of his people, to the end of the world; for the covenant is the same for substance in all ages, and differed only in circumstances. Holy and reverend is his name — Terrible to his enemies, venerable in his people’s eyes, and holy in all his dealings with all men.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv7–9 The works of his hands - All that he…
The works of his hands - All that he does in the works of creation and providence; all in his acts toward the children of men.
Are verity - Truth. That is, They tend to establish and confirm the truth; they are done in the cause or the defense of truth. Truth in any case may be ascertained by what God “does,” for all that he defends and protects is “truth,” and his acts, therefore, may be regarded as an expression of what is true and right.
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And judgment - In the cause of justice; or, in maintaining the principles of right. God never does anything to vindicate wrong. None of his acts can be fairly interpreted as having been done to sustain injustice, fraud, deceit, ambition, oppression, murder, or licentiousness. That he suffers free agents to do these things without interference is no evidence that he approves of them. That he “disapproves” of them is shown
(a) by his declarations;
(b) by his threatenings;
(c) by all that he does to punish the wicked here.
All his commandments are sure - His statutes; his ordinances. They are sure; that is, they are to be relied on; or, are worthy of confidence.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv7–9 7. Verity and judgment—Truth and absolute administrative justice.
7. Verity and judgment—Truth and absolute administrative justice.
All his commandments are sure—That is, they are true, established. The words “sure” and “verity” in the preceding line are from a common root, the one being affirmed of the “works” of God, the other of his “precepts.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv7–9 7. verity and judgment] Truth and right. Jehovah’s actions…
7. verity and judgment] Truth and right. Jehovah’s actions are manifestations of His eternal attributes of truth and justice (Deu_32:4). He is constantly true to His promises, unfailingly just in His moral government of the world. The gift of Canaan to Israel was the fulfilment of His promise to the patriarchs, while the expulsion of its former inhabitants was a just retribution for their sins (Deu_9:4-5).
his commandments] R.V. his precepts, the various special injunctions in which man’s duties are set forth. These are sure, trustworthy, not mutable or arbitrary. By a natural transition the Psalmist passes from the mighty works which Jehovah has done for His people to the commandments which He has given them. The memories of Sinai naturally follow those of the Exodus. This verse is a reminiscence of Psa_19:7-9 : cp. also Psa_111:3 b with Psa_19:9 a. The word for precepts is peculiar to the Psalter: Psa_19:8; Psa_103:18; Psalms 119 (21 times).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv7–9 The works of his hands are verity and judgment.…
The works of his hands are verity and judgment. All that God does is right and just in truth and uprightness" (ver. 8). All his commandments are sure; i.e. firm, unchangeable being based on truth and right.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain On vv7–9 Ver. 7. The works of his hands are verity…
Ver. 7. The works of his hands are verity and judgment. Truth and justice are conspicuous in all that Jehovah does. Nothing like artifice or crooked policy can ever be seen in his proceedings; he acts faithfully and righteously towards his people, and with justice and impartiality to all mankind. This also should lead us to praise him, since it is of the utmost advantage to us to live under a sovereign whose laws, decrees, acts, and deeds are the essence of truth and justice.
All his commandments are sure. All that he has appointed or decreed shall surely stand, and his precepts which he has proclaimed shall be found worthy of our obedience, for surely they are founded in justice and are meant for our lasting good. He is no fickle despot, commanding one thing one day and another another, but his commands remain absolutely unaltered, their necessity equally unquestionable, their excellence permanently proven, and their reward eternally secure. Take the word commandments to relate either to his decrees or his precepts, and we have in each case an important sense; but it seems more in accordance with the connection to take the first sense and consider the words to refer to the ordinances, appointments, or decrees of the great King.
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Whatever the mighty Lord decrees,
Shall stand for ever sure.
The settled purpose of his heart
To ages shall endure.
Ver. 7. The works of God expound his word, in his works his word is often made visible. That's an excellent expression, The works of his hands are verity and judgment. The acts of God are verity, that is, God acts his own truths. As the works of our hands ought to be the verity and judgments of God, (every action of a Christian ought to be one of Christ's truths), so it is with God himself; the works of his hands are his own verity and judgments. When we cannot find the meaning of God in his word, we may find it in his works: his works are a comment, an infallible comment upon his word. Joseph Caryl.
Ver. 7-8. God is known to be faithful and just both in his works and in his word, insomuch that the most beautiful harmony is apparent between the things he has spoken and those he has done. This wonderfully confirms the hope and faith of the godly. Mollerus.
Psalms 111:8*
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v9 He sent redemption unto His people.
Psa_111:9
He sent redemption unto His people.
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Redemption and atonement
Theology has frequently confused redemption and the atonement. The atonement for sin offered by Christ on Calvary was universal, but redemption is limited to those that accept the conditions as specified in the Scriptures. Christ died for all, but, as a fact, only they that believe are saved. The atonement is Gods provision for the salvation of the world, redemption of the sinner is the object God has in view. There could be no redemption without the atonement, but if redemption is not appropriated the atonement still remains. The work of atonement was the act of one person, but redemption involves several agencies. Christ, by suffering the death of the cross, made the atonement; in effecting redemption, the subject works, the teacher works in presenting Gods truth, the Holy Spirit works and applies the Gospel with power to the heart. By this threefold agency redemption is effected. The atonement came without the worlds request; but redemption never comes without the earnest seeking of the individual. The atonement was an event that took place once for all, at one period, on Calvary, two thousand years ago; redemption is constantly taking place in all parts of the world, and in all periods of human history. This is the correct Biblical distinction between the two theological terms as used in the Scriptures. (R. Venting.)
Holy and reverend is His name.--
Scriptural piety
I. What it is. We take the term reverence to denote respect; and with this latter term we associate generally a more definite meaning. In the case, indeed, of God, respect must be of the very highest description, to rise to the character of reverence.
II. Its foundation. Let the mind be informed, not only that God has given a conscience to rebuke, but that God has met the rebuke of conscience, to redeem the party rebuked from despair by holding out His own Son as the vindication of His holiness. The foundation, therefore, you perceive, of Scriptural piety, is the knowledge of the Divine character.
III. The means of its cultivation. Shall we pray that God would enlighten us, while we refuse to come to the means, by which He has Himself told us we are to be enlightened? Shall we seek that He would give us of the Spirit, whilst we neglect the fruits of the inspiration of that Spirit, as those fruits are laid down in the testimony of Divine truth?
IV. Its fruits. Piety is not a faculty of the mind; it is an influence, pervading all the faculties. Piety is not some particular mental power; it is an energy, that tells on the whole man. If such be the fruits of Scriptural piety upon the mind itself, what must be its fruits upon society generally? Even the ungodly and unthinking world, when they discover that piety is thus enlightened by the word of truth, and that in the Church of God there is not a greater degree of warmth than there is of light, will be compelled to confess that God is in us of a truth. (John Burnet)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v9 (See Scofield "Isa 59:20"). See Scofield "Exo 14:30".
redemption
(See Scofield "Isa 59:20"). See Scofield "Exo 14:30".
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v7 The works of his hands
The works of his hands
Here the word "hands" refers to Yahweh, himself. AT: "The works that he does" (See: Synecdoche)
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They are established forever
This means that Yahweh's instructions are unchangeable and will last forever. This can be stated in active form. AT: "He has established them forever" or "They will last forever" (See: Active or Passive)
to be observed faithfully and properly
Possible meanings are 1) Yahweh has given his instructions in a faithful and proper manner or 2) his people are to observe Yahweh's instructions in a faithful and proper manner. This can be stated in active form. AT: "for his people to observe them faithfully and properly" (See: Active or Passive)
holy and awesome is his name
Here the word "name" refers to Yahweh, himself. AT: "Yahweh is holy and awesome" (See: Metonymy)
translationWords
works
hand
trust
just
eternity
faithful
people of God
ordain
covenant
holy
awe
name
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v9 111:9 The people of the Exodus generation went free…
111:9 The people of the Exodus generation went free because of God’s grace.
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