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Psalms 111:2

The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

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גְּ֭דֹלִיםgedolimgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.מַעֲשֵׂ֣יmaasebusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).דְּ֝רוּשִׁ֗יםderushimaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “ask”, a verb used as a describing wordH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חֶפְצֵיהֶֽםcheftseyhemdesireחֵפֶץadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “desire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2656pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have delight therein.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Young’s Literal Translation

Great [are] the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.

World English Bible

Yahweh’s works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.

Darby Translation

Great are the works of Jehovah; sought out of all that delight in them.

Douay-Rheims

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have delight therein.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The works of the Lord are great, sought out according to all his will.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μεγάλα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, ἐξεζητημένα εἰς πάντα τὰ θελήματα αὐτοῦ.