The Blessed State of the Righteous

112 Praise[a] the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who (A)delights greatly in His commandments.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah

Psalm 112[a]

Praise the Lord.[b](A)

Blessed are those(B) who fear the Lord,(C)
    who find great delight(D) in his commands.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord

A Song of Ascents.

128 Blessed (A)is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.

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Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,(A)
    who walk in obedience to him.(B)

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10 “Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who (A)walks in darkness
And has no light?
(B)Let him trust in the name of the Lord
And rely upon his God.

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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50 And (A)His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.

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50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.(A)

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35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.

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35 Direct me(A) in the path of your commands,(B)
    for there I find delight.(C)

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19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.

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19 He fulfills the desires(A) of those who fear him;(B)
    he hears their cry(C) and saves them.(D)

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47 And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.
48 My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,
Which I love,
And I will meditate on Your statutes.

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47 for I delight(A) in your commands
    because I love them.(B)
48 I reach out for your commands, which I love,
    that I may meditate(C) on your decrees.

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They have hands, but they do not handle;
Feet they have, but they do not walk;
Nor do they mutter through their throat.
(A)Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts in them.

(B)O Israel, trust in the Lord;
(C)He is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.

12 The Lord [a]has been mindful of us;
He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 (D)He will bless those who fear the Lord,
Both small and great.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:12 has remembered us

They have hands, but cannot feel,
    feet, but cannot walk,
    nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

All you Israelites, trust(A) in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,(B) trust in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,(C) trust in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.

12 The Lord remembers(D) us and will bless us:(E)
    He will bless his people Israel,
    he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear(F) the Lord
    small and great alike.

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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.

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10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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22 For I (A)delight in the law of God according to (B)the inward man.

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22 For in my inner being(A) I delight in God’s law;(B)

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Let All Things Praise the Lord

150 Praise(A)[a] the Lord!

Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty [b]firmament!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 150:1 Heb. Hallelujah
  2. Psalm 150:1 expanse of heaven

Psalm 150

Praise the Lord.[a](A)

Praise God in his sanctuary;(B)
    praise him in his mighty heavens.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 150:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 6

מ MEM

97 Oh, how I love Your law!
(A)It is my meditation all the day.

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מ Mem

97 Oh, how I love your law!(A)
    I meditate(B) on it all day long.

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BOOK ONE

Psalms 1–41

The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly

Blessed (A)is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
(B)Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But (C)his delight is in the law of the Lord,
(D)And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:1 wicked
  2. Psalm 1:2 ponders by talking to himself

BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)
but whose delight(H) is in the law of the Lord,(I)
    and who meditates(J) on his law day and night.

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