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112 Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.

Mighty in the earth is his seed, The generation of the upright is blessed.

Wealth and riches [are] in his house, And his righteousness is standing for ever.

Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

Good [is] the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

For -- to the age he is not moved; For a memorial age-during is the righteous.

Of an evil report he is not afraid, Prepared is His heart, confident in Jehovah.

Sustained is his heart -- he feareth not, Till that he look on his adversaries.

He hath scattered -- hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

10 The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!

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.

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

Surely the righteous will never be shaken;(K)
    they will be remembered(L) forever.
They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast,(M) trusting in the Lord.(N)
Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;(O)
    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.(P)
They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,(Q)
    their righteousness endures(R) forever;
    their horn[c] will be lifted(S) high in honor.

10 The wicked will see(T) and be vexed,
    they will gnash their teeth(U) and waste away;(V)
    the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.(W)

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
  3. Psalm 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.