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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  1. Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah

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

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

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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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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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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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  1. Psalm 115:12 has remembered us

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

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

מ MEM

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

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

For (A)to be [a]carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

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  1. Romans 8:6 fleshly

11 Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His (A)name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 And He (B)has exalted the [a]horn of His people,
The praise of (C)all His saints—
Of the children of Israel,
(D)A people near to Him.

[b]Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 148:14 Strength or dominion
  2. Psalm 148:14 Heb. Hallelujah

Praise to God for His Word and Providence

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

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  1. Psalm 147:1 Heb. Hallelujah

143 Trouble and anguish have [a]overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.

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  1. Psalm 119:143 Lit. found

16 I will (A)delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

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70 (A)Their heart is [a]as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72 (B)The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

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  1. Psalm 119:70 Insensible

(A)I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is (B)within my heart.”

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14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

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Praise to God for His Faithfulness and Justice

111 Praise[a] the Lord!

(A)I will praise the Lord with my whole heart,
In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 111:1 Heb. Hallelujah

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