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Psalm 112:1-3
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Honest People Are Blessed

112 Praise the Lord!

·Happy [Blessed] are those who ·respect [fear] the Lord [Prov. 1:7; 31:30],
    who ·want [take great delight in] ·what he [L his] commands.
2 Their ·descendants [L seed] will be ·powerful [strong] in the land;
    the ·children [generation] of ·honest [virtuous] people will be blessed.
3 Their houses will be full of wealth and riches,
    and their ·goodness [righteousness] will ·continue [endure; L stand] forever.

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Psalm 112:1-3
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Psalm 112[a]

1 Praise the Lord.[b](A)

Blessed are those(B) who fear the Lord,(C)
    who find great delight(D) in his commands.

2 Their children(E) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches(F) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures(G) forever.

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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
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