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Psalms 111:4

111:3 His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

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He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. Yahweh is gracious and merciful.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

He has made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

111:5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. meat: Heb. prey

What does Psalms 111:4 mean?

Psalms 111:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), פָּלָא (pâlâʼ), זֵכֶר (zêker).

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He
hath
madeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
his
wonderful
worksפָּלָאpâlâʼ/paw-law'/H6381properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
to
be
remembered:זֵכֶרzêker/zay'-ker/H2143a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
is
graciousחַנּוּןchannûwn/khan-noon'/H2587gracious
and
full
of
compassion.רַחוּםrachûwm/rakh-oom'/H7349compassionate

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 111:4.

Nehemiah 9:17

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. a God: Heb. a God of pardons

2 Chronicles 30:9

For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

Exodus 34:6

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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What does Psalms 111:4 say?

Psalms 111:4 (King James Version) reads: "He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion."

Is Psalms 111:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 111:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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