Psalms 112:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 128:1 : 1 A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; 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 the LORD 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 are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them. 9 O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 12 The LORD 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 the LORD, 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 ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight{H8804)} to do{H8800)} 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 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in 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 might learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Ps 119:97 : 97 MEM. O 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 delights.
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 the LORD: 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 people; princes, and all judges of the earth: 12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
Ps 150:1 : 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Isa 50:10 : 10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Luke 1:50 : 50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Rom 7:22 : 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Rom 8:6 : 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Ps 111:1 : 1 Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

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Ps 105:45
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45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
Ps 37:23
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Deut 8:6
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6Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Ps 119:47
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Ps 22:25
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