Psalms, Chapter 111
This is Psalms, chapter 111, a sacred text in the Judaism tradition. You can read it here verse by verse for free, listen to it read aloud, and follow cross-references that connect its themes to other traditions.
Hallelujah.×I praise GOD with all my heart×in the assembled congregation of the upright.
×GODâs works are great,×within reach of all who desire them.awithin reach of all who desire them Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
×Splendid and glorious are Godâs deeds;×Godâs beneficence is everlasting;
×renowned are Godâs wonders.×GOD is gracious and compassionateâ
×giving food to those who show reverence,×and ever mindful of the covenantâ
×revealing powerful works to this people,×and giving them the heritage of nations.
×Truth and justice are Godâs handiworkâ× whose precepts are enduring,
ץwell-founded for all eternity,עעwrought of truth and equity.
פRedeeming this people,׌[God] ordained the covenant for all time;×§holy and awesome is Godâs name.
רThe beginningbbeginning Or âchief part.â of wisdom is reverence toward GOD;׊all who practice it gain sound understanding.תPraise of [God] is everlasting.
⌠Connected Across Traditions
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
âIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.â
Luke 6:36
âBe merciful, just as your Father is merciful.â
Snp 1.8
âAs a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.â
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
âOne Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred.â
The Path to Wisdom
Dhammapada 20:282
âWisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.â
Analects 2:11
âIf you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.â
Tao Te Ching 33
âKnowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.â
Quran 39:9
âAre those who know equal to those who do not know?â