ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Psalms 111.7

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

"5. He hath given food unto them that fear him: He will ever be mindful of his covenant. 6. He hath showed his people the power of his works, In giving them the heritage of the nations."

"7. The works of his hands are truth and justice; All his precepts are sure."

"8. They are established for ever and ever; They are done in truth and uprightness. 9. He hath sent redemption unto his people; He hath commanded his covenant for ever: Holy and reverend is his name." (Psalms 111:5-9, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"5. He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant. 6. He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations."

"7. The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure."

"8. They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness. 9. He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!" (Psalms 111:5-9, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"5. He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. meat: Heb. prey 6. He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen."

"7. The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure."

"8. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. stand: Heb. are established 9. He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name." (Psalms 111:5-9, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"5. Prey He hath given to those fearing Him, He remembereth to the age His covenant. 6. The power of His works He hath declared to His people, To give to them the inheritance of nations."

"7. The works of His hands [are] true and just, Stedfast [are] all His appointments."

"8. They are sustained for ever to the age. They are made in truth and uprightness. 9. Redemption He hath sent to His people, He hath appointed to the age His covenant, Holy and fearful [is] His name." (Psalms 111:5-9, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous)
  • Audience: worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion)
  • Location: Israel, various periods
  • Time period: composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC

Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.