20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid.(A) God has come to test(B) you, so that the fear(C) of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”(D)

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20 And Moses said to the people, (A)“Do not fear; (B)for God has come to test you, and (C)that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.”

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15 That is why I am terrified before him;(A)
    when I think of all this, I fear him.(B)

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15 Therefore I am terrified at His presence;
When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.

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I sought the Lord,(A) and he answered me;
    he delivered(B) me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant;(C)
    their faces are never covered with shame.(D)
This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.(E)
The angel of the Lord(F) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers(G) them.

Taste and see that the Lord is good;(H)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge(I) in him.
Fear the Lord,(J) you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.(K)
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.(L)
11 Come, my children, listen(M) to me;
    I will teach you(N) the fear of the Lord.(O)
12 Whoever of you loves life(P)
    and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue(Q) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.(R)
14 Turn from evil and do good;(S)
    seek peace(T) and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord(U) are on the righteous,(V)
    and his ears are attentive(W) to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against(X) those who do evil,(Y)
    to blot out their name(Z) from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears(AA) them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close(AB) to the brokenhearted(AC)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 The righteous person may have many troubles,(AD)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;(AE)
20 he protects all his bones,
    not one of them will be broken.(AF)

21 Evil will slay the wicked;(AG)
    the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord will rescue(AH) his servants;
    no one who takes refuge(AI) in him will be condemned.

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I (A)sought the Lord, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
(B)The [a]angel of the Lord (C)encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.

Oh, (D)taste and see that the Lord is good;
(E)Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!
There is no [b]want to those who fear Him.
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
(F)But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;
(G)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 (H)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 (I)deceit.
14 (J)Depart from evil and do good;
(K)Seek peace and pursue it.

15 (L)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
16 (M)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
(N)To [c]cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and (O)the Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 (P)The Lord is near (Q)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as [d]have a contrite spirit.

19 (R)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
(S)But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He guards all his bones;
(T)Not one of them is broken.
21 (U)Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be [e]condemned.
22 The Lord (V)redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:7 Or Angel
  2. Psalm 34:9 lack
  3. Psalm 34:16 destroy
  4. Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit
  5. Psalm 34:21 held guilty

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

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

10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom,
    and knowledge of the Holy One(B) is understanding.(C)

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10 “The(A) fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,(A)
    and humility comes before honor.(B)

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33 (A)The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom,
And (B)before honor is humility.

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He will be the sure foundation for your times,
    a rich store of salvation(A) and wisdom and knowledge;
    the fear(B) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.[a](C)

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  1. Isaiah 33:6 Or is a treasure from him

Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times,
And the strength of salvation;
The fear of the Lord is His treasure.

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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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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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19 From the west,(A) people will fear the name of the Lord,
    and from the rising of the sun,(B) they will revere his glory.(C)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
    that the breath(D) of the Lord drives along.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:19 Or When enemies come in like a flood, / the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight

19 (A)So shall they fear
The name of the Lord from the west,
And His glory from the rising of the sun;
When the enemy comes in (B)like a flood,
The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.

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