King James Version

Psalms 111:3

His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

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הוֹדhodbeautyהוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH1935grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.וְהָדָ֥רvehadarand beautyהָדָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beauty”, the ordinary formH1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendorbeauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.פָּֽעֳל֑וֹpaolvoactפֹּעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “act”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6467an act or work (concretely)act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹvetsidqatvoand justiceצְדָקָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).עֹמֶ֥דֶתomedetstandעָמַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “stand”, a verb used as a describing wordH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…לָעַֽדlaadto eternityעַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to eternity”, the ordinary formH5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, [phrase] world without end.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His work is glory and majesty; and His righteousness endureth for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His work is honor and majesty; And his righteousness endureth for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

Honourable and majestic is His work, And His righteousness is standing for ever.

World English Bible

His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.

Darby Translation

His work is majesty and splendour, and his righteousness abideth for ever.

Douay-Rheims

Glory and wealth shall be in his house: and his justice remaineth for ever and ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His work is glory and majesty; and His righteousness endureth for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His work is worthy of thanksgiving and honour: and his righteousness endures for ever and ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξομολόγησις καὶ μεγαλοπρέπεια τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.