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Honest People Are Blessed

112 Praise the Lord!

Happy are those who respect the Lord,
    who want what he commands.
Their descendants will be powerful in the land;
    the children of honest people will be blessed.
Their houses will be full of wealth and riches,
    and their goodness will continue forever.

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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.

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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