Psalms 111:9

"He hath sent redemption unto his people;

He hath commanded his covenant forever:

Holy and reverend is his name.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;

A good understanding have all they that do his commandments:

His praise endureth forever."

"He hath sent redemption unto his people" (Psalms 111:9). "This redemption was the deliverance from Egypt."[15]

"He commanded his covenant forever" (Psalms 111:9). See under Psalms 111:8, above, for comment on this.

"Holy and reverend is his name" (Psalms 111:9). "This is the only place in the Bible where the word `reverend' occurs, and it is applied to God, NOT to ministers."[16]

"The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom" (Psalms 111:10). "The meaning is that religion is the foundation of all wisdom."[17] Jamieson observed that, "The love and fear of God is the chief element of true wisdom."[18] Whatever intellectual achievements in a man may be hailed as `wisdom,' if there is no knowledge and fear of God, such a person is a "fool," regardless of what earthly information he may possess.