Psalms 111:6
4 He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
5 He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.
7 The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.
8 They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.
- KJV
- He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
- WEB
- He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations.
- ASV
- He hath showed his people the power of his works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.
- DARBY
- He hath shewn his people the power of his works, to give them the heritage of the nations.
- BLB
- The power of His works He has declared to His people, by giving to them the inheritance of the nations.
- ÅB
- Han har kunngjort sine gjerningers kraft for sitt folk idet han har gitt dem hedningers arv.
- OTB
- Han har åpenbart for sitt folk styrken i sine verk,
Ved å gi dem folkenes arv. - B1930
- Han har kunngjort sine gjerningers kraft for sitt folk idet han har gitt dem hedningers arv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 2:8
Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
Read in contextPsalms 80:8
You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
Read in contextJoshua 10:13–14
So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
Read in contextPsalms 44:2
With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
Read in contextPsalms 78:12–72
He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
Read in contextJoshua 6:20
So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.
Read in contextJoshua 3:14–17
So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.
Read in contextPsalms 105:27–45
They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
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