Psalms 111:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who take delight in them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גְּ֭דֹלִים מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְהוָ֑ה דְּ֝רוּשִׁ֗ים לְכָל־חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

Gədōlîm ma'ăśê YHWH dərûšîm to-all-ḥepṣêhem

Grammar Details

• *Gədōlîm*: adjective, masculine, plural - great/large
• *ma'ăśê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - works/deeds of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *dərûšîm*: passive participle, masculine plural - sought out/investigated
• *ḥepṣêhem*: noun, masculine, plural construct with 3rd person plural suffix - their desires/delights

Word Meanings

• *Gədōlîm*: great/large/magnificent/powerful
• *ma'ăśê*: works/deeds/actions/accomplishments
• *dərûšîm*: sought out/investigated/studied/examined
• *ḥepṣêhem*: their desires/delights/pleasures/wishes

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The works of the LORD are great, sought out by all who have pleasure in them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The workes of the LORDE are greate, sought out of all the that haue pleasure therin.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The workes of the Lord are great, and ought to be sought out of al them that loue them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Great are the workes of God: sought out of all them that haue pleasure therin.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh's works are great, Pondered by all those who delight in them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Great `are' the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh's works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD’s deeds are great, eagerly awaited by all who desire them.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 104:24 : 24 How many are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
• Ps 143:5 : 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all you have done; I consider the work of your hands.
• Ps 139:14 : 14 I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
• Prov 24:14 : 14 In the same way, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
• Eccl 3:11 : 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in the human heart, yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
• Isa 40:12 : 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?
• Jer 32:17-19 : 17 Ah, Lord GOD! You made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! 18 You show steadfast love to thousands, but You repay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them. You are the great and mighty God, whose name is the LORD of Hosts. 19 You are great in counsel and mighty in deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, rewarding each person according to their ways and the fruit of their deeds.
• Dan 4:3 : 3 I issued a decree to bring all the wise men of Babylon before me, so they could interpret my dream for me.
• Rom 1:28 : 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
• Rom 8:6 : 6 The mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace.
• Eph 1:19 : 19 and the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. This power is according to the working of His mighty strength,
• Eph 2:7-9 : 7 So that in the coming ages He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we might walk in them.
• 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully. 11 They inquired into what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified beforehand about the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.
• Rev 15:3 : 3 And 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 Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the saints."
• Job 5:9 : 9 He performs great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
• Job 9:10 : 10 He performs great and unsearchable things, and wonders without number.
• Job 26:12-14 : 12 By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab. 13 By his breath the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. 14 Behold, these are but the edges of his ways, and how faint is the whisper we hear of him! But the thunder of his power—who can understand?
• Job 37:7 : 7 He seals up the hands of every man, so that all people may know His work.
• Job 38:1-9 : 1 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind and said: 2 Who is this that darkens counsel with words without knowledge? 3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. 4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the measuring line across it? 6 On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone? 7 While the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 Or who enclosed the sea with doors when it burst forth from the womb, 9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, 10 when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it, 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.' 12 Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place, 13 that it might take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it? 14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like a garment. 15 The light is withheld from the wicked, and the uplifted arm is broken. 16 Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep? 17 Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness? 18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this. 19 Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness, 20 that you may take it to its boundary and recognize the paths to its home? 21 Surely you know, since you were already born, and the number of your days is great! 22 Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail, 23 which I have reserved for a time of trouble, for the day of battle and war? 24 What is the way to the place where the light is divided, or the east wind scattered over the earth? 25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain and a path for the thunderstorm, 26 to water a land where no man lives, an uninhabited desert, 27 to satisfy the desolate and waste ground and make the dry, barren land produce grass? 28 Does the rain have a father, or who gives birth to the dew drops? 29 From whose womb does the ice come forth? Who gives birth to the frost of the heavens, 30 when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen? 31 Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the cords of Orion? 32 Can you bring out the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Great Bear with its cubs? 33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up their dominion over the earth? 34 Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? 35 Can you send forth lightning bolts and have them go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'? 36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind? 37 Who can count the clouds with wisdom or tilt the water jars of the heavens, 38 when the dust becomes hard as metal and the clods of earth stick together? 39 Can you hunt prey for the lion or satisfy the hunger of young lions, 40 when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in the thicket? 41 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about without food?
• Job 41:1-9 : 1 Indeed, his hope is disappointed; even at the sight of him, he is cast down. 2 No one is fierce enough to stir him up, and who then can stand against me? 3 Who has given to me first, that I should repay them? Everything under the heavens belongs to me. 4 I will not keep silent about his limbs, his mighty strength, or his graceful form. 5 Who can strip off his outer garment? Who can penetrate the double layer of his jaw? 6 Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is overwhelming terror. 7 His pride resides in his tightly sealed rows of shields, firmly joined together like a seal. 8 One scale is so close to another that no air can pass between them. 9 They are joined to one another; they stick together and cannot be separated. 10 His sneezes flash forth light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn. 11 From his mouth go forth torches; sparks of fire leap out. 12 Smoke comes out of his nostrils, like a boiling pot heated over burning rushes. 13 His breath ignites coals, and a flame comes out of his mouth. 14 Strength resides in his neck, and terror dances in his presence. 15 The folds of his flesh cling tightly together; they are solid and immovable. 16 His heart is as hard as stone, even as hard as a lower millstone. 17 When he rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat in panic. 18 The sword that strikes him does not avail, nor does the spear, dart, or javelin. 19 He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotting wood. 20 An arrow cannot make him flee; sling stones are turned to stubble for him. 21 Clubs are regarded as stubble; he laughs at the rattling of javelins. 22 Underneath him are sharp potsherds; he spreads himself out over the mire like a threshing sledge. 23 He makes the deep boil like a pot; he stirs up the sea like a boiling ointment. 24 Behind him, he leaves a shining wake; the deep appears white as though with gray hair. 25 Nothing on earth is his equal, a creature without fear. 26 He looks down on all the lofty; he is king over all the proud.
• Ps 77:11-12 : 11 Then I said, 'This is my sorrow: the years of the right hand of the Most High.' 12 I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
• Ps 92:4-5 : 4 With the ten-stringed instrument, with the harp, and with the meditative sound of the lyre. 5 For You have made me glad by Your work, O LORD; I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
• Prov 17:16 : 16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?
• Prov 18:1-2 : 1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom. 2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.
• Ps 104:34 : 34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
• Ps 107:43 : 43 Let whoever is wise heed these things and consider the lovingkindness of the LORD.