Psalms 111:6
Psalms 111:6 in Multiple Translations
He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.
He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
He hath showed his people the power of his works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.
He has made clear to his people the power of his works, giving them the heritage of the nations.
He demonstrated to his people the powerful things he could do by giving them the lands of other nations.
He hath shewed to his people the power of his workes in giuing vnto them the heritage of the heathen.
The power of His works He hath declared to His people, To give to them the inheritance of nations.
He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations.
He hath shown his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
Because he shall not be moved for ever.
By enabling his people to capture the lands that belonged to other people-groups, he has shown to us, his people, that he is very powerful.
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Psalms 111:6 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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כֹּ֣חַ
מַ֭עֲשָׂי/ו
הִגִּ֣יד
לְ/עַמּ֑/וֹ
לָ/תֵ֥ת
לָ֝/הֶ֗ם
נַחֲלַ֥ת
גּוֹיִֽם
כֹּ֣חַ
kôach
H3581
reptile
N-ms
מַ֭עֲשָׂי/ו
maʻăseh
H4639
deed
N-mp | Suff
הִגִּ֣יד
nâgad
H5046
to tell
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms
לְ/עַמּ֑/וֹ
ʻam
H5971
Amaw
Prep | N-ms | Suff
לָ/תֵ֥ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
לָ֝/הֶ֗ם
Prep | Suff
נַחֲלַ֥ת
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
N-fs
גּוֹיִֽם
gôwy
H1471
Gentile
N-mp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Psalms 111:6
כֹּ֣חַ
kôach
H3581
"reptile"
N-ms
Koach means strength or power, referring to human, angelic, or God's might. It can also describe the strength of animals or the produce of soil.
Definition: 1) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean 1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Usage: Occurs in 121 OT verses. KJV: ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth. See also: Genesis 4:12; Job 36:5; Psalms 22:16.
מַ֭עֲשָׂי/ו
maʻăseh
H4639
"deed"
N-mp | Suff
This Hebrew word refers to an action or deed, which can be good or bad. It is used to describe various activities, such as work, business, or achievements. The KJV translates it as act, deed, or labor.
Definition: : judgement/punishment 1) deed, work 1a) deed, thing done, act 1b) work, labour 1c) business, pursuit 1d) undertaking, enterprise 1e) achievement 1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment) 1g) work, thing made 1h) work (of God) 1i) product
Usage: Occurs in 221 OT verses. KJV: act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought. See also: Genesis 5:29; Job 1:10; Psalms 8:4.
הִגִּ֣יד
nâgad
H5046
"to tell"
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms
To tell or declare something openly, as in Genesis 3:11 where God asks Adam to tell the truth. It means to stand boldly and announce something to someone present. In Exodus 32:27, Moses tells the Levites to declare their actions to the people.
Definition: 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported
Usage: Occurs in 344 OT verses. KJV: bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter. See also: Genesis 3:11; 1 Samuel 14:33; 2 Kings 9:15.
לְ/עַמּ֑/וֹ
ʻam
H5971
"Amaw"
Prep | N-ms | Suff
A people or nation is what this Hebrew word represents, like the nation of Israel in Exodus 33:13. It can also mean a tribe, troops, or attendants, and is used to describe a group of people gathered together. The word is often used to refer to the people of God.
Definition: This name means nation, people
Usage: Occurs in 1655 OT verses. KJV: folk, men, nation, people. See also: Genesis 11:6; Exodus 16:4; Leviticus 17:9.
לָ/תֵ֥ת
nâthan
H5414
"to give"
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
This word means to give, put, or set something, with a wide range of applications. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, describing God's actions and human interactions. The word is used to convey giving, selling, or exchanging something.
Definition: : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon
Usage: Occurs in 1816 OT verses. KJV: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield. See also: Genesis 1:17; Genesis 40:21; Exodus 30:12.
לָ֝/הֶ֗ם
""
Prep | Suff
נַחֲלַ֥ת
nachălâh
H5159
"inheritance"
N-fs
Inheritance refers to something passed down, like property or a family heirloom, as seen in the Bible's discussion of dividing land among tribes in Joshua. It represents a person's share or possession. The concept is crucial in understanding biblical ideas of family and legacy.
Definition: 1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage 1a) property 1b) portion, share 1c) inheritance, portion
Usage: Occurs in 191 OT verses. KJV: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל). See also: Genesis 31:14; Joshua 23:4; Psalms 2:8.
גּוֹיִֽם
gôwy
H1471
"Gentile"
N-mp
This word refers to a Gentile, someone who is not Hebrew or Israeli. It can also describe a large group of animals or a nation of people, emphasizing their unity and shared identity.
Definition: 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) 1c) Goyim? = "nations" Also named: ethnos (ἔθνος "Gentiles" G1484)
Usage: Occurs in 511 OT verses. KJV: Gentile, heathen, nation, people. See also: Genesis 10:5; Judges 4:16; Psalms 2:1.
Study Notes — Psalms 111:6
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- Psalms 111:6 Summary
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- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Psalms 111:6
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 111:6
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 111:6
- Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 111:6
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 111:6
- Cambridge Bible on Psalms 111:6
- Barnes' Notes on Psalms 111:6
- Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 111:6
- Sermons on Psalms 111:6
Context — Majestic Is His Work
4He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
5He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
6He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.
7The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy. 8They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Psalms 2:8 | Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. |
| 2 | Psalms 80:8 | You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. |
| 3 | Psalms 44:2 | With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. |
| 4 | Joshua 3:14–17 | So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them. Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan. |
| 5 | Psalms 78:12–72 | He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall. He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night. He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers. But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel, because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation. Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens. He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance. He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might. He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings. So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved. Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths, God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel. In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe. So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror. When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God. And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer. But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues. Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant. And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath. He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember His power — the day He redeemed them from the adversary, when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan. He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink. He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust. He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet. He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning. He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity— a band of destroying angels. He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague. He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham. He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies. He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired. He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees. They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow. They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely. He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men. He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary. He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged by His heritage. Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs. His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament. Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine. He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame. He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim. But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever. He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance. So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands. |
| 6 | Joshua 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. |
| 7 | Joshua 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.” There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel. |
| 8 | Deuteronomy 4:32–38 | Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported? Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived? Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes? You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him. He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire. Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power, to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you, and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day. |
| 9 | Psalms 105:27–45 | They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words. He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die. Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers. He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country. He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land. He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country. He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number. They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil. Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor. He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled. Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah! |
Psalms 111:6 Summary
This verse tells us that God has shown His people how powerful He is by giving them the inheritance of the nations. This means that God has given His people a special gift, which is the promise of inheriting the earth, as seen in Psalm 37:11. God is a powerful and faithful God, who always keeps His promises, as seen in Deuteronomy 7:9. We can trust in God's power and promises, knowing that He will always provide for us and guide us, just like He did for His people in the past (Psalm 23:4).
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that God has shown His people the power of His works?
This means that God has demonstrated His mighty power to His people, giving them a glimpse of His greatness, as seen in Acts 2:11 and Psalm 92:5.
What is the inheritance of the nations that God has given to His people?
The inheritance of the nations refers to the promise that God's people will one day inherit the earth, as stated in Psalm 2:8 and Romans 4:13.
How does this verse relate to God's covenant with His people?
This verse is connected to God's covenant with His people, as He remembers His covenant forever, providing for those who fear Him, as seen in Psalm 111:5 and Genesis 17:7.
What can we learn from God's works and His power?
We can learn that God is a powerful and faithful God, who always keeps His promises, as seen in Psalm 111:7 and Deuteronomy 7:9.
Reflection Questions
- How have you seen God's power at work in your life, and what has He taught you through those experiences?
- What does it mean to you that God has given His people the inheritance of the nations, and how should this impact your daily life?
- In what ways can you trust God's power and promises in your life, even when faced with uncertainty or challenges?
- How can you remember and reflect on God's works and power in your life, and what practices can help you to do so?
Gill's Exposition on Psalms 111:6
He hath showed his people the power of his works,.... Or his works of power, his mighty works, in which his great power was shown; as to the people of Israel in Egypt, at the Red sea, in the
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 111:6
He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 111:6
He hath showed, not only by words, but by his actions. The power of his works; his mighty power in his works, and especially in that which here follows. The heritage of the heathen; the land of Canaan, which had been possessed and inherited by the heathens.
Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 111:6
Psalms 111:6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.Ver. 6. He hath showed his people, &c.] To them it is given to see, but not to others who are delivered up to a judiciary blindness. "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and hidden things which thou knowest not," Jeremiah 33:3. That he may give them, &c.] Yea, power over all nations, Revelation 2:26
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 111:6
Verse 6. The power of his works] They have seen that these things did not arrive in the common course of nature, it was not by might nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts they were done. And it required a display of the power of God to give them the heritage of the heathen.
Cambridge Bible on Psalms 111:6
6. that he may give them &c.] R.V., In giving them the heritage of the nations. By dispossessing the Canaanites and giving Israel their land for its inheritance Jehovah most signally demonstrated His might (Deuteronomy 4:38 and often). That gift was the pledge of a still wider sovereignty, to be fulfilled only in a spiritual way (Psalms 2:8; Isaiah 60:14).
Barnes' Notes on Psalms 111:6
He hath showed his people - The Jewish people. He has made this known to them.
Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 111:6
6. He hath showed his people—He has not only declared his ability to do, but has publicly manifested the power of his works by the great salvation he has actually wrought out for his people. This is God’s method in all ages.
Sermons on Psalms 111:6
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Reading on the Fifth Book of Psalms Psalms 107-150 by John Nelson Darby | John Nelson Darby explores the Fifth Book of Psalms, emphasizing God's enduring mercy amidst Israel's struggles and failures after their return to the land. He highlights the signi |
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(Revelation - Part 6): Reign of Christ a Divine Imperative by A.W. Tozer | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the current state of the world and the need for deliverance from oppression and sin. He emphasizes the importance of a perfect leader who can |
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As You Go, Make Disciples by Paul Washer | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding the structure of the text. The main command or controlling verb is to make disciples, accompanied by three pa |
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Battling With God by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the power and sovereignty of God in the context of the Babylonian captivity of Israel. He emphasizes that even though Babylon was immensely p |
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Treasures of Darkness by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the power and sovereignty of God in the context of the Babylonian captivity of Israel. He emphasizes that even though Babylon was immensely p |
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Pt 6 We Are His Treasure by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the great purpose of God, which is to display His government in the world. However, due to the rebellion of mankind, the man whom God placed |
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Tuesday #1 Revival in Early America by J. Edwin Orr | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the decline of Christianity and moral values in America during the time of the American Revolution. He mentions that many influential figures |