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Psalms 112:1

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← Psalms 111:10	Psalms 112:1 (KJV)	Psalms 112:2 →
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.	Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.	His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Praise^H1984 ye the LORD^H3050. Blessed^H835 is the man^H376 that feareth^H3372 the LORD^H3068, that delighteth^H2654 greatly^H3966 in his commandments^H4687.

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Original Hebrew

הַלְלוּ יָהּ ׀ אַשְׁרֵי־אִישׁ יָרֵא אֶת־יְהוָה בְּמִצְוֹתָיו חָפֵץ מְאֹד׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
הַ֥לְלוּ	Ha.lu	H1984	HVpv2mp	praise
יָ֨הּ	yah	H3050	HNp	Yahweh
אַשְׁרֵי	'ash.rei-	H835	HNcmpa	how blessed!
אִ֭ישׁ	'ish	H376	HNcmsa	(is) a person
יָרֵ֣א	ya.Re'	H3372	HVqrmsa	fearing
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
בְּ֝/מִצְוֺתָ֗י/ו	be./mitz.vo.Ta/v	H4687	HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms	in/ commandments/ his
חָפֵ֥ץ	cha.Fetz	H2654	HVqp3ms	he delights
מְאֹֽד	me.'Od	H3966	HD	exceedingly

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H835 — אֶשֶׁר (ʼesher, eh'-sher): from אָשַׁר; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!; blessed, happy.
• H1984 — הָלַל (hâlal, haw-lal'): a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
• H2654 — חָפֵץ (châphêts, khaw-fates'): a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire; [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
• H3050 — יָהּ (Yâhh, yaw): contraction for יְהֹוָה, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name; Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3372 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
• H3966 — מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'): from the same as אוּד; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
• H4687 — מִצְוָה (mitsvâh, mits-vaw'): from צָוָה; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law); (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Blessed — Psalms 111:10, Psalms 115:7-13, Psalms 128:1, Psalms 145:19, Isaiah 50:10, Luke 1:50
• delighteth — Psalms 1:1-2, Psalms 40:8, Psalms 119:16, Psalms 119:35, Psalms 119:47-48, Psalms 119:70-72, Psalms 119:97, Psalms 119:143, Romans 7:22, Romans 8:6
• Praise ye the Lord — Psalms 111:1, Psalms 147:1, Psalms 148:11-14, Psalms 150:1

Reciprocal references (37): Genesis 9:1, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 26:5, 2 Kings 4:1, Ezra 9:12, Nehemiah 5:15, Psalms 5:12, Psalms 19:9, Psalms 36:1, Psalms 113:1, Psalms 115:13, Psalms 135:1, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 3:17, Proverbs 11:21, Proverbs 14:2, Proverbs 14:26, Proverbs 21:15, Proverbs 22:4, Proverbs 23:17, Proverbs 28:14, Ecclesiastes 8:12, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Isaiah 33:6, Isaiah 56:2, Isaiah 64:5, Jeremiah 32:39, Haggai 1:12, Malachi 3:16, Matthew 5:3, Luke 11:28, Romans 4:6, 1 Timothy 4:8, Revelation 22:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BEATITUDES
• Torrey’s: BLESSED, THE
• Nave’s: HALLELUJAH, OBEDIENCE, REVERENCE, RIGHTEOUS

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