Psalm 111

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VerseKJVBSBASV
4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Jehovah is gracious and merciful.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
remembranceזֵ֣כֶרZE-kherH2143
memorial

זֵ֫כֶר (ze.kher) 1) memorial, remembrance 1a) remembrance, memory 1b) memorial

he has appointedעָ֭שָׂה'A-sahH6213A
to make: do

עָשָׂה (a.sah) : do/perform 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made

of wonders hisלְנִפְלְאֹתָ֑יוle-nif-le-'o-TAVH6381
to wonder

פָּלָא (pa.la) 1) to be marvellous, be wonderful, be surpassing, be extraordinary, separate by distinguishing action 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be beyond one's power, be difficult to do 1a2) to be difficult to understand 1a3) to be wonderful, be extraordinary 1a3a) marvellous (participle) 1b) (Piel) to separate (an offering) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to do extraordinary or hard or difficult thing 1c2) to make wonderful, do wondrously 1d) (Hithpael) to show oneself wonderful or marvellous

[is] graciousחַנּ֖וּןcha-NUNH2587
gracious

חַנּוּן (chan.nun) gracious

and compassionateוְרַח֣וּםve-ra-CHUMH7349
compassionate

רַחוּם (ra.chum) 1) compassionate 1a) always of God with one possible exception

Yahwehיְהוָֽה׃YAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.