Bible Strands
Psalms 111:9
He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A worshipper in a communal or liturgical setting, within an acrostic wisdom psalm (Psalms 111), at the pivot from God's works to His character.
The words — The verb שָׁלַח (shalaḥ, "he sent") applied to the noun פְּדוּת (pĕdûṯ, "redemption") renders redemption a dispatched agent rather than a passive event.
The thread — The "holy and awesome" pairing echoes Psalms 99:3; the redemption of His people is echoed in Luke 1:68; the holiness of His name in Luke 1:49.
Why it lands — It binds a completed act (redemption) to a standing obligation (covenant) and demands a posture (fear) in return. The reader is asked to see reverence not as optional response but as the logical consequence of what God has done and bound Himself to do.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
Cross-references
- Psalms 99:3 Let them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy!
- Luke 1:49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
- Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Deuteronomy 28:58 If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
- Jeremiah 33:20 “This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,
- Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace