Psalms 111:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פְּד֤וּת ׀ שָׁ֘לַ֤ח לְעַמּ֗וֹ צִוָּֽה־לְעוֹלָ֥ם בְּרִית֑וֹ קָד֖וֹשׁ וְנוֹרָ֣א שְׁמֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Pədût ׀ šālaḥ lə-'ammô ṣiwwāh-lə-'ôlām bərîtô qādôš və-nôrā' šəmô

Grammar Details

• *Pədût*: noun, feminine, singular - redemption/ransom
• *šālaḥ*: verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sent
• *lə*-: preposition - for/to
• *'ammô*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people
• *ṣiwwāh*: verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded/ordained
• *'ôlām*: noun, masculine, singular - eternity/forever
• *bərîtô*: noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his covenant
• *qādôš*: adjective, masculine, singular - holy/sacred
• *və*-: conjunction - and
• *nôrā'*: participle, niphal, masculine singular - awesome/feared
• *šəmô*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name

Word Meanings

• *Pədût*: redemption/ransom/deliverance
• *šālaḥ*: sent/dispatched/commissioned
• *'ammô*: his people/his nation/his folk
• *ṣiwwāh*: commanded/ordained/decreed/established
• *'ôlām*: eternity/forever/perpetuity
• *bərîtô*: his covenant/his agreement/his pact
• *qādôš*: holy/sacred/set apart
• *nôrā'*: awesome/feared/terrible/dreadful
• *šəmô*: his name/his renown/his reputation

Referenced Verses

• Ps 99:3 : 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name! He is holy!
• Luke 1:49 : 49 because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;
• Luke 1:68 : 68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
• Matt 1:21 : 21 She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
• Heb 9:12 : 12 and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured eternal redemption.
• Heb 13:20 : 20 Benediction and Conclusion Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus,
• 1 Pet 1:18-20 : 18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed– not by perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.
• Rev 4:8 : 8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying:“Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”
• Rev 5:9 : 9 They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
• Gal 3:15-17 : 15 Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it. 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say,“and to the descendants,” referring to many, but“and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ. 17 What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise.
• Eph 1:7 : 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of his grace
• Eph 1:14 : 14 who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
• Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you?– majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders?
• Exod 15:13 : 13 By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.
• Deut 15:15 : 15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today.
• Deut 28:58 : 58 The Curse of Covenant Termination“If you refuse to obey all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the LORD your God,
• 2 Sam 23:5 : 5 My dynasty is approved by God, for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition.
• 1 Chr 16:15 : 15 Remember continually his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations–
• Ps 89:7 : 7 a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?
• Ps 99:5 : 5 Praise the LORD our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy!
• Ps 99:9 : 9 Praise the LORD our God! Worship on his holy hill, for the LORD our God is holy!
• Ps 111:5 : 5 He gives food to his faithful followers; he always remembers his covenant.
• Ps 130:7-8 : 7 O Israel, hope in the LORD, for the LORD exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver. 8 He will deliver Israel from all their sins.
• Isa 6:3 : 3 They called out to one another,“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”
• Isa 44:6 : 6 The Absurdity of Idolatry This is what the LORD, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:“I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.
• Isa 55:3 : 3 Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
• Isa 63:9 : 9 Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
• Jer 33:20-21 : 20 “I, the LORD, make the following promise:‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant 21 could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me.
• Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the east to the west my name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name everywhere, for my name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
• Mal 2:2 : 2 If you do not listen and take seriously the need to honor my name,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“I will send judgment on you and turn your blessings into curses– indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.