Psalms 112:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ אַשְׁרֵי־אִ֭ישׁ יָרֵ֣א אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝מִצְוֺתָ֗יו חָפֵ֥ץ מְאֹֽד׃

Transliteration

Halelu Yah ׀ ʾašrê-ʾîš yārēʾ ʾet-YHWH in-miṣwōtāyw ḥāpēṣ very

Grammar Details

*Halelu*: imperative, plural - praise
*Yah*: proper noun, shortened form of YHWH
*ʾašrê*: construct state, masculine plural - happiness of/blessed
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
*yārēʾ*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - fearing
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*miṣwōtāyw*: noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his commandments
*ḥāpēṣ*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - delighting
*meʾōd*: adverb - very/exceedingly

Word Meanings

*ʾašrê*: blessedness/happiness of/how blessed is
*yārēʾ*: fears/reverent toward
*ḥāpēṣ*: delights in/takes pleasure in/desires

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 128:1 : 1 A Song of Ascents. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.
Ps 119:16 : 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.
Ps 115:7-9 : 7 They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them. 9 O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. 12 Jehovah hath been mindful of us; He will bless [us]: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron. 13 He will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great.
Ps 119:14 : 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.
Ps 1:1-2 : 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: 2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
Ps 119:35 : 35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.
Ps 119:47-48 : 47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved. 48 I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes.
Ps 119:70-72 : 70 Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.
Ps 119:97 : 97 MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
Ps 119:143 : 143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
Ps 145:19 : 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
Ps 147:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.
Ps 148:11-14 : 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; 12 Both young men and virgins; Old men and children: 13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens. 14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 150:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power.
Isa 50:10 : 10 Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
Luke 1:50 : 50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.
Rom 7:22 : 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Rom 8:6 : 6 For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:
Ps 111:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart, In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

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