Psalms 111:4

"He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered:

Jehovah is gracious and merciful.

He hath given food to them that fear him:

He will ever be mindful of his covenant.

He hath showed his people the power of his works,

In giving them the heritage of the nations."

"Wonderful works" (Psalms 111:4). We agree with Miller that both here and in Psalms 111:9, below, "There is a reference to the exodus."[10] Delitzsch noted that, "Here there are glances back at the deliverance from Egypt."[11]

"He hath given food for them that fear him ... mindful of his covenant" (Psalms 111:5). Just as Psalms 111:4 speaks of the "remembrance" of God's mighty works in Egypt (etc.), this verse stresses the "bread of that remembrance," the feast of unleavened bread and the Passover. "Even from the times of Theodoret and Augustine, the thought of the Eucharist has been connected with this Psalms 111:5; consequently, this psalm has become the psalm of the church at the celebration of the Lord's Supper."[12] The "church" referred to here by Delitzsch is the historical church.

"In giving them the heritage of the nations" (Psalms 111:6). "Probably the writer refers to the conquest by Joshua."[13] We consider the reference as certain instead of `probable.' The conquest of Canaan is the only time known when God gave to Israel the "heritage of the nations."