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Psalm 119:1-2
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Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.

[a]Aleph.

119 How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.
2 
Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

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  1. Psalm 119:1 This long Psalm (176 verses) consists of separate units, each of which has its first word beginning with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet as a memory aid. The first verse begins with the first letter of the alphabet, aleph (first letter of the word blessed), and the last unit of the Psalm (vv 169-176) begins with tav, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Listen to Psalm 119:1-2, Psalm 128:1-2, Luke 11:28
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Psalm 119:1-2
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Psalm 119[a]

א Aleph

1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,(A)
    who walk(B) according to the law of the Lord.(C)
2 Blessed(D) are those who keep his statutes(E)
    and seek him(F) with all their heart—(G)

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  1. Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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Psalm 120
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Psalm 128:1-2
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Blessedness of the Fear of the Lord.

A Song of [a]Ascents.

128 Blessed [happy and sheltered by God’s favor] is everyone who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience],
Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.(A)
2 
For you shall eat the fruit of [the labor of] your hands,
You will be happy and blessed and it will be well with you.

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  1. Psalm 128:1 See Psalm 120 title note.
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Psalm 128:1-2
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Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord,(A)
    who walk in obedience to him.(B)
2 You will eat the fruit of your labor;(C)
    blessings and prosperity(D) will be yours.

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Psalm 129
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Luke 11:28
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28 But He said, “On the contrary, blessed (happy, favored by God) are those who hear the word of God and continually observe it.”

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Luke 11:28
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28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God(A) and obey it.”(B)

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