Psalms 112:1
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, ye servants of his, praise the name of the Lord.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2Let the name of the Lord be blessed, from this present time and for ever.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:3blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of + 1:1 Gr. pestilent.evil men.
Psalms 40:8All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.
Psalms 111:10The sinner shall see and be angry, he shall gnash his teeth, and consume away: the desire of the sinner shall 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 →