Psalms 111:6
He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
Psalms 111:6 in other translations
| BSB | He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | The power of His works He hath declared to His people, To give to them the inheritance of nations. |
| DARBY | He hath shewn his people the power of his works, to give them the heritage of the nations. |
| BBE | He has made clear to his people the power of his works, giving them the heritage of the nations. |
| Webster | He hath shown his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. |
What does Psalms 111:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 111:6-8
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Psalms 111:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 111:6
- Psalms 2:8
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
- Psalms 80:8
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
- Joshua 10:13-14
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.
- Psalms 44:2
How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
- Psalms 78:12-72
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. …
- Joshua 6:20
So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
- Joshua 3:14-17
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
- Psalms 105:27-45
They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. …
- Deuteronomy 4:32-38
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
78:12-72; 105:27-45; De 4:32-38; Jos 3:14-17; 6:20; 10:13,14
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2:8; 44:2; 78:55; 80:8; 105:44
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Context
- Psalms 111:5
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
- Psalms 111:6
He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
- Psalms 111:7
The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
Psalms 111:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El poder de sus obras anunció á su pueblo, dándole la heredad de las gentes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il a montré à son peuple la puissance de ses œuvres, pour leur donner l’héritage des nations. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er hat seinem Volke kundgemacht die Kraft seiner Taten, um ihnen zu geben das Erbteil der Nationen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quia in æternum non commovebitur. |