Psalm 111

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • II.7, II.15, III.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Chapter XLIII, The Prescription of Heretics, Tertullian (c. 200)
  • VI.XXVII, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
  • From Exposition on the Psalms. Augustine (354-430).
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes (c.1599).
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.(c. 1700)
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Psalm 111, Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "As believing communities recite and reverence the stories of the great deeds and wondrous acts of God performed on their behalf, they maintain and make ever-new their claim of being 'the people of God.'"
  • Psalm 111, Epiphany 4B, Pentecost 11B, Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "The reasons for the praise of God, which is everlasting (v. 10c), are part of the life of the people of Israel. They may sound general and abstract at first but they have been part and parcel of shaping the life of the people."
  • "Sharing Wisdom as an Act of Love," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Where Wisdom is Found," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2009. (Psalm 111) Focus article, "Sharing Wisdom as an Act of Love," David Lyle Jeffrey.
  • "Praise from A - Z," Expository Essay, Psalm 111, Dr. William R. Long.
    • "In fact, from all that has been said, it sounds like the one who praises God is in love with God. That isn't a word that is overly used in the Psalms but it one for our day."
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  • "'I Come with Thanks Most Grateful': Paul Gerhardt and Psalm 111 on Studying God's Works," Word & World, 2007.
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• Sermons:
  • "Wisdom: A Gift or a Task?" Sr. Joan Chittister, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1996.
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• Liturgy:
  • Responsive Liturgical Paraphrase at The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia:
    • Epiphany B4
    • Proper B15/Ordinary B20
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• Hymns and Music:
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 111. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • "I Will Praise You Lord," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry.
  • Psalm 111 set to He Leadeth Me (LMD 88 88 88 88) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
  • Psalm 111, Lacey Brown, The Emergent Psalter, 2009.
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