Discovery BoxPsalms 111:2-4 
Context111:2 The Lord’s deeds are great,
eagerly awaited 1 by all who desire them.
111:3 His work is majestic and glorious, 2
and his faithfulness endures 3 forever.
111:4 He does 4 amazing things that will be remembered; 5
the Lord is merciful and compassionate.
Psalms 111:8
Context111:8 They are forever firm,
and should be faithfully and properly carried out. 6
1 tn Heb “sought out.”
2 tn For other uses of the Hebrew phrase וְהָדָר-הוֹד (hod-vÿhadar, “majesty and splendor”) see 1 Chr 16:27; Job 40:10; Pss 21:5; 96:6; 104:1.
3 tn Or “stands.”
4 tn Or “did,” if this refers primarily to the events of the exodus and conquest period (see vv. 6, 9).
5 tn Heb “a memorial he had made for his amazing deeds.”
6 tn Heb “done in faithfulness and uprightness.” The passive participle probably has the force of a gerund. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 89.
