{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":112,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/111","next":"psalms/113","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.","f":["Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD. This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Hallelujah!"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who greatly delights in His commandments."}],"h":"The Blessed Fear of the LORD","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"His descendants will be mighty in the land;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the generation of the upright will be blessed."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Wealth and riches are in his house,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his righteousness endures forever."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Light dawns in the darkness for the upright — for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Light dawns in the darkness for the upright —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"whose affairs are guided by justice."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Surely he will never be shaken;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the righteous man will be remembered forever."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He does not fear bad news;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"His heart is assured; he does not fear,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"until he looks in triumph on his foes."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.","f":["Cited in 2 Corinthians 9:9"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"his righteousness endures forever;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"his horn will be lifted high in honor."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The wicked man will see and be grieved;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he will gnash his teeth and waste away;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the desires of the wicked will perish."}],"style":"indent1stline"}]}