Psalms 112:1
Praise ye Yah! How happy is the man who revereth Yahweh, In his commandments, delighteth he greatly;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Mighty in the earth, shall be his seed, The generation of the upright, shall be blessed;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:3Blessed shalt, thou be in the city,—and blessed shalt thou be in the field:
Psalms 1:1How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless,—and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;
Psalms 40:8To do thy good-pleasure, O my God, is my delight, And, thy law, is in the midst of mine inward parts:
Psalms 111:10The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, Good discretion, have all that do them, His praise, endureth for aye.
Psalms 119:14In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
Psalms 119:35Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
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 →