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Psalm 111:2
The LORD’s works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.
1Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
2The LORD’s works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.
3His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.
4He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. The LORD is gracious and merciful.
Notice
“Pondered” links delight with sustained attention: the greatness of YHWH’s works gives those who love them something worth returning to in thought.
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Psalm 139:14I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.Both passages praise God’s works, with Psalm 139 focusing on the wonder of being made by him.
Revelation 15:3They 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 Almighty! Righteous and …Both passages declare the greatness of God’s works, and Revelation makes that praise part of a song.
Psalm 92:5How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are very deep.Both psalms proclaim that the LORD’s works are great; Psalm 92 also names the depth of his thoughts.
Psalm 8:3Both passages describe thoughtful attention to God’s works, with Psalm 8 naming the heavens, moon, and stars.
Psalm 104:24LORD, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.Both psalms praise the LORD’s works; Psalm 104 adds their abundance and the wisdom with which he made them.
Proverbs 24:14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.The connection is limited: Psalm 111 values pondering God’s works, while Proverbs speaks of knowing wisdom and its reward.
Job 37:14“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.Both passages join God’s wondrous works with human attention, expressed in Job as standing still to consider.
Ephesians 1:19and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his mightBoth passages speak of greatness in God’s activity, with Ephesians focusing on his power toward those who believe.
Job 5:27Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”The shared thread is examination: Psalm 111 describes pondering God’s works, while Job’s speaker reports something researched and urges attention.
Jeremiah 32:17–19“Ah Lord GOD! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.Both passages praise greatness in what God does; Jeremiah names his making of heaven and earth by great power.
Job 37:7He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it.Both passages connect God’s action with human awareness, though Job describes him sealing human hands rather than people delighting in his works.
Ephesians 2:7–10that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;Both passages speak of greatness in what God does, with Ephesians naming the riches of his grace in Christ Jesus.
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Taking time to think about what God has done belongs within praise. Delight has room for close attention; YHWH’s works are great and worth pondering.
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