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Honest People Are Blessed

112 Praise the Lord!

Happy is the person who fears the Lord.
    He loves what the Lord commands.
His descendants will be powerful in the land.
    The children of honest people will be blessed.
His house will be full of wealth and riches.
    His goodness will continue forever.

A light shines in the dark for honest people.
    It shines for those who are good and kind and merciful.
It is good to be kind and generous.
    Whoever is fair in his business
will never be defeated.
    A good person will be remembered from now on.
He won’t be afraid of bad news.
    He is safe because he trusts the Lord.
That person is confident. He will not be afraid.
    He will look down on his enemies.
He gives freely to the poor.
    The things he does are right and will continue forever.
    He will be given great honor.

10 The wicked will see this and become angry.
    They will grind their teeth in anger and then disappear.
    The wishes of the wicked will come to nothing.

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.