Psalms 112:1
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed in the field.
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence.
Psalms 40:8then said I, Behold I come. In the head of the book it is written of me
Psalms 111:10the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. A good understanding to all that do it: his praise continueth for ever and ever.
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 →