The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is pure,
    enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
    and all of them are righteous.(B)

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24 (A)Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for (B)consider what (C)great things He has done for you.

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24 But be sure to fear(A) the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart;(B) consider(C) what great(D) things he has done for you.

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142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is (A)truth.

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142 Your righteousness is everlasting
    and your law is true.(A)

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צ TSADDE

137 (A)Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
138 (B)Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.

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צ Tsadhe

137 You are righteous,(A) Lord,
    and your laws are right.(B)
138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous;(C)
    they are fully trustworthy.(D)

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Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God

א ALEPH

119 Blessed are the [a]undefiled in the way,
(A)Who walk in the law of the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 119:1 blameless

Psalm 119[a]

א Aleph

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,(A)
    who walk(B) according to the law of the Lord.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;
(A)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 (B)Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking (C)deceit.
14 (D)Depart from evil and do good;
(E)Seek peace and pursue it.

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11 Come, my children, listen(A) to me;
    I will teach you(B) the fear of the Lord.(C)
12 Whoever of you loves life(D)
    and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue(E) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.(F)
14 Turn from evil and do good;(G)
    seek peace(H) and pursue it.

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And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?

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And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws(A) as this body of laws I am setting before you today?

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They sing (A)the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the (B)Lamb, saying:

(C)“Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
(D)Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the [a]saints!

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  1. Revelation 15:3 NU, M nations

and sang the song of God’s servant(A) Moses(B) and of the Lamb:(C)

“Great and marvelous are your deeds,(D)
    Lord God Almighty.(E)
Just and true are your ways,(F)
    King of the nations.[a]

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  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages

13 (A)He will bless those who fear the Lord,
Both small and great.

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13 he will bless those who fear(A) 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.

The Blessed State of the Righteous

112 Praise[a] the Lord!

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

(C)His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
(D)Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness [b]endures forever.
(E)Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
(F)A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs (G)with discretion.
Surely he will never be shaken;
(H)The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah
  2. Psalm 112:3 stands

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)

Psalm 112[a]

Praise the Lord.[b](E)

Blessed are those(F) who fear the Lord,(G)
    who find great delight(H) in his commands.

Their children(I) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches(J) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures(K) forever.
Even in darkness light dawns(L) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.(M)
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(N)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

Surely the righteous will never be shaken;(O)
    they will be remembered(P) forever.

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

12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that (A)the Spirit of the Lord will carry you to a place I do not know; so when I go and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he will kill me. But I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth.

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12 I don’t know where the Spirit(A) of the Lord may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and he doesn’t find you, he will kill me. Yet I your servant have worshiped the Lord since my youth.

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18 Then Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, (A)for I fear God:

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18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:(A)

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For (A)true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He (B)has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.”

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    for true and just are his judgments.(A)
He has condemned the great prostitute(B)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(C)

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