they are established forever and ever, to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
These psalms from 111 to 118 were sung at the Passover feast, as tradition and internal evidence both confirm. The repeated Hallelujah binding them together, their fitness for celebrating Israel's deliverance from Egypt and from Babylon, and their separation from the 119th psalm all point to this ceremonial use, whatever the rabbis may dispute about the exact boundaries of the Greater Hallel.
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Commenting on Psalm 111:1-10
They stand fast for ever and ever. That is to say, his purposes, commands, and courses of action. The Lord is not swayed by transient motives, or moved by the circumstances of the hour; immutable principles rule in the courts of Jehovah, and he pursues his eternal purposes without the shadow of a turning.
God showed His people the power of His works by giving them the heathen's inheritance, driving out seven nations and subduing their enemies, proving that nothing is too hard for Him. He sent redemption often in their history, all pointing forward to that great redemption wrought by the Lord Jesus in Jerusalem.
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Commenting on Psalm 111:6-10