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Psalm 111:3
His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.
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.
5He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant.
Notice
Honor and majesty describe God's work, while “forever” stretches beyond what you can see, grounding praise in the permanence of his righteousness.
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Psalm 7:17I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.Both passages make God's righteousness a reason for praise, with Psalm 7 expressing that praise through thanks and song.
Psalm 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.Both passages use the same sentence about righteousness enduring forever, though their surrounding descriptions differ.
Psalm 145:4–5One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.Both passages praise God's works, with Psalm 145 describing one generation telling another about his mighty acts.
Psalm 145:10–12All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your saints will extol you.God's works belong to the praise in both passages: Psalm 111 describes their majesty, and Psalm 145 depicts them giving thanks.
Ephesians 3:10to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,Both concern God's greatness, with the psalm praising his majestic work and Ephesians describing his wisdom made known through the assembly.
Revelation 5:12–14saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”Honor marks God's work in the psalm and belongs among the praises declared worthy of the slain Lamb in Revelation.
Exodus 15:11Who is like you, LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?Both praise the LORD's greatness through his deeds, describing his work with majesty in the psalm and wonder in Exodus.
Ephesians 1:6–8to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved.Both praise God's glory through what he does; Ephesians names his gift of favor in the Beloved.
Isaiah 51:8For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations.”Both declare that God's righteousness lasts forever, with Isaiah contrasting its permanence against things consumed by moth and worm.
1 Chronicles 17:19LORD, for your servant’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.Both passages speak of God's deeds as great, with Chronicles praising him for making those great things known.
Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring …Both connect righteousness with permanence: the psalm praises God's enduring righteousness, while Daniel speaks of everlasting righteousness being brought in.
Isaiah 51:5–6My righteousness is near. My salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The islands will wait for me, and they will trust my arm.Both speak of God's righteousness; the psalm declares its permanence, while Isaiah announces its nearness alongside salvation and judgment.
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Encouragement
Your view of God's work may be incomplete. The praise here rests on who he is: his work bears honor and majesty, and his righteousness has no end.
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