Berean Study Bible | International Standard Version |
1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. | 1Hallelujah! How happy is the person who fears the LORD, who truly delights in his commandments. |
2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. | 2His descendants will be powerful in the land, a generation of the upright who will be blessed. |
3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. | 3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. |
4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous. | 4A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just. |
5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice. | 5It is good for the person who lends generously, conducting his affairs with fairness. |
6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever. | 6He will never be shaken; the one who is just will always be remembered. |
7He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. | 7He need not fear a bad report, for his heart is unshaken, since he trusts in the LORD. |
8His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes. | 8His heart is steadfast, he will not fear. In the end he will look in triumph over his enemy. |
9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor. | 9He gives generously to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor. |
10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish. | 10The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing. |
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