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His acts are characterized by[a] faithfulness and justice;
all his precepts are reliable.[b]
They are forever firm,
and should be faithfully and properly carried out.[c]
He delivered his people;[d]
he ordained that his covenant be observed forever.[e]
His name is holy and awesome.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 111:7 tn Heb “the deeds of his hands [are].”
  2. Psalm 111:7 tn That is, fair and for man’s good.
  3. Psalm 111:8 tn Heb “done in faithfulness and uprightness.” The passive participle probably has the force of a gerund. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 89.
  4. Psalm 111:9 tn Heb “redemption he sent for his people.”
  5. Psalm 111:9 tn Heb “he commanded forever his covenant.”