Psalms 111:1
Praise Yahweh! I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being, every time I am with a large group of godly/righteous people.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:3Then while all the people stood there, Solomon turned toward the people and he asked God to bless them.
Psalms 9:1Yahweh, I will praise you with all of my inner being. I will tell others about all the wonderful things that you have done.
Psalms 22:25Yahweh, in the great gathering of your people, I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer the sacrifices that I promised.
Psalms 40:9Whenever all your people are gathered, I have told them about how you save us. Yahweh, you know that I have not been afraid to tell that to them.
Psalms 89:7When your holy angels gather together, they declare that you must be revered; they say that you are more awesome than all the angels that surround your throne!
Psalms 106:1Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh, because he does good things for us; he faithfully loves us forever/continually!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 111:1
This and divers of the psalms that follow it seem to have been penned by David for the service of the church in their solemn feasts, and not upon any particular occasion. This is a psalm of praise. The title of it is "Hallelujah—Praise you the Lord," intimating that we must address ourselves to the use of this psalm with hearts disposed to praise God. It is composed alphabetically, each sentence beginning with a several letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in order exactly, two sentences to each verse, and three a piece… Read the whole commentary →