Psalms 112:1
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord.
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In The King James Version
In Context
2Blessed is the name of the Lord, from this time forward and even forever.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:3Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed in the field.
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the chair of pestilence.
Psalms 40:8All my enemies were whispering against me. They were thinking up evils against me.
Psalms 111:10The sinner will see and become angry. He will gnash his teeth and waste away. The desire of sinners will perish.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 112:1
This psalm is composed alphabetically, as the former is, and is (like the former) entitled "Hallelujah," though it treats of the happiness of the saints, because it redounds to the glory of God, and whatever we have the pleasure of he must have the praise of. It is a comment upon the last verse of the foregoing psalm, and fully shows how much it is our wisdom to fear God and do his commandments. We have here, I. The character of the righteous, ver. 1 . II. The blessedness of the righteous. 1. There is a blessing… Read the whole commentary →