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

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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16 I delight(A) in your decrees;
    I will not neglect your word.

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

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

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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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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

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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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 148:14 Horn here symbolizes strength.

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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Footnotes

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

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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143 Trouble and distress have come upon me,
    but your commands give me delight.(A)

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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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70 Their hearts are callous(A) and unfeeling,
    but I delight in your law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted(B)
    so that I might learn your decrees.
72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me
    than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.(C)

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

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14 I rejoice in following your statutes(A)
    as one rejoices in great riches.

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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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I desire to do your will,(A) my God;(B)
    your law is within my heart.”(C)

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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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Psalm 111[a]

Praise the Lord.[b]

I will extol the Lord(A) with all my heart(B)
    in the council(C) of the upright and in the assembly.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 111:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

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