Psalms

Psalm 112:1–3

¹Hallelujah!^a

Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,

who greatly delights in His commandments.

²His descendants will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.

³Wealth and riches are in his house,

and his righteousness endures forever.

Footnotes

a 112:1 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD. This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hallelujah	הַ֥לְלוּ	hal·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1984 shine
Blessed	אַשְׁרֵי־	’aš·rê-	Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
is the man	אִ֭ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who fears	יָרֵ֣א	yā·rê	Adjective - masculine singular	H3373 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who greatly	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
delights	חָפֵ֥ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
in His commandments	בְּ֝מִצְוֺתָ֗יו	bə·miṣ·wō·ṯāw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4687 commandment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His descendants	זַרְע֑וֹ	zar·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
will be	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
mighty	גִּבּ֣וֹר	gib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
in the land	בָּ֭אָרֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the generation	דּ֭וֹר	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
of the upright	יְשָׁרִ֣ים	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
will be blessed	יְבֹרָֽךְ׃	yə·ḇō·rāḵ	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wealth	הוֹן־	hō·wn-	Noun - masculine singular	H1952 wealth, sufficiency
and riches	וָעֹ֥שֶׁר	wā·‘ō·šer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6239 be or become rich
are in his house	בְּבֵית֑וֹ	bə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
and his righteousness	וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹ	wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness
endures	עֹמֶ֥דֶת	‘ō·me·ḏeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
forever	לָעַֽד׃	lā·‘aḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 112:1 Psalm 128:1 · Luke 1:50 · Isaiah 50:10 · Psalm 119:47–48 · Psalm 119:35 · Psalm 115:7–13 · Psalm 111:10 · Psalm 150:1 · Psalm 145:19 · Psalm 119:143 · Romans 7:22 · Psalm 119:97

Psalm 112:2 Genesis 17:7 · Proverbs 20:7 · Psalm 37:26 · Acts 2:39 · Psalm 25:13 · Jeremiah 32:39 · Psalm 102:28 · Genesis 22:17–18

Psalm 112:3 Proverbs 15:6 · Proverbs 3:16 · Matthew 6:33 · Isaiah 33:6 · Philippians 4:18–19 · Psalm 112:9 · 2 Corinthians 6:10 · 1 Timothy 6:6–8 · Psalm 111:10 · Psalm 111:3 · Isaiah 32:17 · Isaiah 51:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.