Deu 33:29, Psa 1:1-3, 112:1, 146:5-6, Mat 5:3-12, Rom 4:9, Gal 3:8-9, 14, 4:15 | ESV | STEP | Happy are you, O Israel ! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord , the shield of your help , and the sword of your triumph ! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs .

ap[See ver. 3 above]

aq Heb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14

ar John 15:21

as Acts 5:41; Rom. 5:3; 2 Cor. 12:10; Col. 1:11, 24; Heb. 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Pet. 4:13

atSee ch. 21:35

au ch. 3:30

av ver. 3

awSee Rom. 3:30

ayCited from Gen. 12:3

az Rom. 4:9, 16; [ver. 28]

ba ver. 2

bb Acts 2:33; [Isa. 32:15; 44:3; Joel 2:28; John 7:39; Eph. 1:13]

Deuteronomy 33:29

29 Happy are you, O Israel! ^aWho is like you,
a people ^bsaved by the Lord,
^cthe shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
and you shall tread upon their backs.”

Psalms 1:1-3

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1 Blessed is the man ^{▼▼The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface}
who ^ewalks not in ^fthe counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in ^gthe way of sinners,
nor ^hsits in ⁱthe seat of ^jscoffers;
2 but his ^kdelight is in the law ^{▼▼Or instruction} of the Lord,
and on his ^mlaw he meditates day and night.
3 He is like ⁿa tree
planted by ^ostreams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its ^pleaf does not wither.
^qIn all that he does, he prospers.

Psalms 112:1

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

1 ^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} ^sPraise the Lord!
^tBlessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who ^ugreatly delights in his commandments!

Psalms 146:5-6

5 ^vBlessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose ^whope is in the Lord his God,
6 ^xwho made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
^ywho keeps faith forever;

Matthew 5:3-12

3 ^z“Blessed are ^aathe poor in spirit, for ^abtheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 “Blessed are ^acthose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5 “Blessed are the ^admeek, for they ^aeshall inherit the earth.

6 “Blessed are those who hunger and ^afthirst ^agfor righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

7 “Blessed are ^ahthe merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8 “Blessed are ^aithe pure in heart, for ^ajthey shall see God.

9 “Blessed are ^akthe peacemakers, for ^althey shall be called ^amsons ^{▼▼Greek huioi; see Preface} of God.

10 ^ao“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for ^aptheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 ^aq“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^aron my account. 12 ^asRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^atso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Romans 4:9

9 Is this blessing then only for ^authe circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? ^avFor we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.

Galatians 3:8-9

8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that ^awGod would justify ^{▼▼Or count righteous; also verses 11, 24} the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, ^ay“In you shall all the nations be blessed.” 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

Galatians 3:14

14 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might ^azcome to the Gentiles, so that ^bawe might receive ^bbthe promised Spirit ^{▼▼Greek receive the promise of the Spirit} through faith.

Galatians 4:15

15 What then has become of your blessedness? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me.