The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112 [a] (A)Praise the Lord!
(B)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
    who (C)greatly delights in his commandments!

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  1. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

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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  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

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

128 (B)Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
    who (C)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
    and obeys (A)the voice of his servant?
(B)Let him who walks in darkness
    and has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
    and rely on 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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47 for I (A)find my delight in your commandments,
    which I love.
48 I will (B)lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,
    and I will (C)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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For to set (A)the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

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The mind governed by the flesh is death,(A) but the mind governed by the Spirit is life(B) and peace.

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50 And (A)his mercy is for 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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Let Everything Praise the Lord

150 (A)Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his (B)sanctuary;
    praise him in (C)his mighty heavens![a]

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  1. Psalm 150:1 Hebrew expanse (compare Genesis 1:6–8)

Psalm 150

Praise the Lord.[a](A)

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

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

35 (A)Lead me in the path of your commandments,
    for I (B)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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They have hands, but do not feel;
    feet, but do not walk;
    and they do not make a sound in their throat.
(A)Those who make them become like them;
    so do all who trust in them.

O (B)Israel,[a] (C)trust in the Lord!
    He is their (D)help and their shield.
10 O (E)house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and (F)their shield.
11 You (G)who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.

12 The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us;
    he will bless (H)the house of Israel;
    he will bless (I)the house of Aaron;
13 he will (J)bless those who fear the Lord,
    (K)both the small and the great.

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  1. Psalm 115:9 Masoretic Text; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac O house of Israel

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;
    all those who practice it have (B)a good understanding.
    His (C)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 (A)I delight in the law of God, (B)in my inner being,

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

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11 Kings of the earth and (A)all peoples,
    princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and maidens together,
    old men and children!

13 (B)Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for (C)his name alone is exalted;
    (D)his majesty is above earth and heaven.
14 He has (E)raised up a horn for his people,
    (F)praise for all his saints,
    for the people of Israel who are (G)near to him.
(H)Praise the Lord!

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11 kings(A) of the earth and all nations,
    you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and women,
    old men and children.

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,(B)
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his splendor(C) is above the earth and the heavens.(D)
14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,[a](E)
    the praise(F) of all his faithful servants,(G)
    of Israel, the people close to his heart.(H)

Praise the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 148:14 Horn here symbolizes strength.

He Heals the Brokenhearted

147 (A)Praise the Lord!
For (B)it is good to sing praises to our God;
    for (C)it is pleasant,[a] and (D)a song of praise is fitting.

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  1. Psalm 147:1 Or for he is beautiful

Psalm 147

Praise the Lord.[a]

How good it is to sing praises to our God,
    how pleasant(A) and fitting to praise him!(B)

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  1. Psalm 147:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20