The Blessed State of the Righteous
1Praise 1the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who adelights greatly in His commandments.
2bHis descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3cWealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness 2endures forever.
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Psalm 112:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
1Praise the Lord.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord,
who find great delight in his commands.
2Their children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3Wealth and riches are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures forever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Praise the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who greatly delights in his commandments!
2His offspring 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.
Psalm 112:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1Praise ye the Lord.
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord,
That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
2His seed shall be mighty upon earth:
The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
3Wealth and riches shall be in his house:
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1Praise the Lord!
How joyful are those who fear the Lord
and delight in obeying his commands.
2Their children will be successful everywhere;
an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
3They themselves will be wealthy,
and their good deeds will last forever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
1Praise the Lord!
Happy are those who respect the Lord,
who want what he commands.
2Their descendants will be powerful in the land;
the children of honest people will be blessed.
3Their houses will be full of wealth and riches,
and their goodness will continue forever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1Praise ye Jehovah.
Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah,
That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
2His seed shall be mighty upon earth:
The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
3Wealth and riches are in his house;
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. 2His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed. 3Wealth and riches shall be in his house; and his righteousness abideth for ever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1Hallelujah!
Blessed is the person who fears the Lord
and is happy to obey his commands.
2His descendants will grow strong on the earth.
The family of a decent person will be blessed.
3Wealth and riches will be in his home.
His righteousness continues forever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1Hallelujah!
Happy is the man who fears the Lord,
taking great delight in His commands.
2His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1Praise the Lord!
Happy are those who fear the Lord,
who greatly delight in his commandments.
2Their descendants will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3Wealth and riches are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures forever.
Psalm 112:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1Praise Yah!
Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh;
he takes great delight in his commands.
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.
Psalm 112:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1Praise the Lord.
Blessed is the one who has respect for the Lord.
He finds great delight when he obeys God’s commands.
2His children will be powerful in the land.
Because he is honest, his children will be blessed.
3His family will have wealth and riches.
He will always be blessed for doing what is right.
Psalm 112:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1Praise the Lord!
How blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who greatly delights in His commandments.
2His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
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