Psalm 111:4

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

Cross-references

Psalm 145:8 Citation

Psalm 145:8 states 'The LORD is gracious and compassionate,' nearly identical wording.

Psalm 112:4 Allusion

Psalm 112:4 says the upright are gracious and compassionate, echoing the same attributes of God.

Psalm 103:8 Parallel

Psalm 103:8 repeats the same classic description 'merciful and gracious, slow to anger' — strong parallel.

Psalm 86:15 Parallel

Psalm 86:15 uses the exact formula 'merciful and gracious, slow to anger' — directly parallel to 'gracious and merciful'.

Psalm 86:5 Parallel

Psalm 86:5 declares God is good, forgiving, and abounding in love — echoing the 'gracious and merciful' description.

Psalm 78:38 Parallel

Psalm 78:38 recounts God's mercy and forgiveness, mirroring the 'gracious and compassionate' of the psalm.

Psalm 78:4-8 commands telling the next generation God's wondrous works, illustrating how He causes them to be remembered.

Psalm 143:5 Parallel

Psalm 143:5 says 'I meditate on all that you have done' — a parallel act of remembering God's works.

Psalm 119:27 asks to understand precepts and meditate on God's wondrous works — a similar focus on pondering His wonders.

Psalm 107:8 Parallel

Psalm 107:8 calls to thank the LORD for his wondrous works — a response to the same works remembered in Psalm 111:4.

Psalm 77:11 Parallel

Psalm 77:11 says 'I will remember the deeds of the LORD' — a personal commitment to recall God's wonders, echoing the psalm.

Exodus 12:26 Historical context

Exodus 12:26 records children asking about the Passover, a direct example of God's wondrous works being remembered through ritual.

Micah 7:19 Parallel

Micah 7:19 continues with God's compassion and forgiveness — parallel to the mercy theme in Psalm 111:4.

Micah 7:18 Allusion

Micah 7:18 praises God for pardoning iniquity and delighting in steadfast love — echoing the 'gracious and merciful'.

Isaiah 63:7 Related theme

Isaiah 63:7 recounts God's steadfast love and compassion — parallel to the remembrance of God's gracious character.

Joshua 4:21-24 describes memorial stones to remember God's wonders — directly illustrating 'caused his wondrous works to be remembered'.

Joshua 4:7 Related theme

Joshua 4:7 explains the stones as a lasting memorial, showing how God's works are kept in remembrance.

Joshua 4:6 Related theme

Joshua 4:6 describes stones as a memorial for children's questions, a tangible way God's wondrous works are remembered.

Deuteronomy 31:19-30 gives the song as a witness, ensuring God's works are remembered by future generations.

Deuteronomy 4:9 commands to remember and teach children, directly paralleling the call to keep God's works in memory.

Exodus 12:27 Historical context

Exodus 12:27 explains the Passover sacrifice as a memorial, showing how God's wondrous works are remembered.

Exodus 34:6 Allusion

Exodus 34:6 is the original revelation of God as 'merciful and gracious' — Psalm 111:4 alludes to this foundational text.

Exodus 13:14 Historical context

Exodus 13:14 describes children asking about the redemption from Egypt, another instance of remembering God's wondrous works.

Exodus 13:15 Historical context

Exodus 13:15 explains the sacrifice of firstborn as a sign, reinforcing the memorial of God's mighty acts.

1 Chronicles 16:12 explicitly calls to 'remember his marvelous works' — a direct parallel to the theme of remembering God's wonders.

Luke 22:19 Parallel

Luke 22:19 institutes the Lord's Supper as a remembrance of Christ, echoing the OT theme of remembering God's works for His people.

Exodus 12:14 commands remembrance of Passover, matching the psalm's theme of remembering God's wonders.

Isaiah 25:1 Parallel

Isaiah 25:1 praises God for 'wonderful things' — a direct parallel to the wondrous works remembered in Psalm 111:4.

Exodus 16:32 commands keeping manna as a memorial — a direct example of God's wondrous work being remembered.

Deuteronomy 16:3 links unleavened bread to remembering the haste of the Exodus — another memorial of God's wondrous deliverance.

2 Chronicles 30:9 declares 'the LORD your God is gracious and merciful' — the exact same attribute from Psalm 111:4.

Micah 6:5 Parallel

Micah 6:5 gives a specific example of remembering God's righteous acts (Balak and Balaam), illustrating the call to remember His works.

Isaiah 46:9 Parallel

Isaiah 46:9 calls to remember former things and declares God's uniqueness, echoing the remembrance of God's wondrous works in Psalm 111:4.

Acts 2:11 Parallel

Acts 2:11 describes people telling of God's mighty works at Pentecost, fulfilling the theme of proclaiming His wondrous deeds.

Exodus 34:7 Contrast

Exodus 34:7 adds that God will by no means clear the guilty — balancing the mercy in Psalm 111:4 with justice.

1 Corinthians 11:24-26 institutes the Lord's Supper as a remembrance of Christ's sacrifice — parallel to the call to remember God's works.