Psalms 111:1 meaning and explanation

Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

Psalms 111:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalm opens with the call Hallelujah, meaning praise the LORD, and the speaker is a worshiper in Israel addressing God directly. The Hebrew word for council suggests a company of the upright, and the assembly is the gathered congregation where Israel's praise was offered publicly.

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