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Psalm 112

Blessings of the Righteous

Praise the Lord!
    Happy are those who fear the Lord,
    who greatly delight in his commandments.(A)

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Psalm 128

The Happy Home of the Faithful

A Song of Ascents.

Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
    who walks in his ways.(A)

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10 Who among you fears the Lord
    and obeys the voice of his servant,
who walks in darkness
    and has no light,
yet trusts in the name of the Lord
    and relies upon his God?(A)

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50 indeed, his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.(A)

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35 Lead me in the path of your commandments,
    for I delight in it.

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19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
    he also hears their cry and saves them.(A)

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47 I find my delight in your commandments
    because I love them.
48 I revere your commandments, which I love,
    and I will meditate on your statutes.(A)

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They have hands, but they do not feel;
    they have feet, but they do not walk;
    they make no sound in their throats.
Those who make them are like them;
    so are all who trust in them.(A)

O Israel, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.(B)
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.(C)

12 The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
    he will bless the house of Israel;
    he will bless the house of Aaron;
13 he will bless those who fear the Lord,
    both small and great.

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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it[a] have a good understanding.
    His praise endures forever.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them

22 For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,(A)

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Psalm 150

Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness

Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty firmament![a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 150.1 Or dome

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

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Book I

(Psalms 1–41)

Psalm 1

The Two Ways

Happy are those
    who do not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path that sinners tread
    or sit in the seat of scoffers,(A)
but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law they meditate day and night.(B)

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To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit[a] is life and peace.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 8.6 Or spirit

11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
    princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and women alike,
    old and young together!

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his glory is above earth and heaven.(A)
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
    praise for all his faithful,
    for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!(B)

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Psalm 147

Praise for God’s Care for Jerusalem

Praise the Lord!
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
    for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.(A)

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143 Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
    but your commandments are my delight.(A)

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

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70 Their hearts are thick like fat,[a]
    but I delight in your law.(A)
71 It is good for me that I was humbled,
    so that I might learn your statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me
    than thousands of gold and silver pieces.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 119.70 Meaning of Heb uncertain

I delight to do your will, O my God;
    your law is within my heart.”(A)

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14 I delight in the way of your decrees
    as much as in all riches.

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Psalm 111

Praise for God’s Wonderful Works

Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
    in the company of the upright, in the congregation.(A)

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