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 bwalks not in cthe counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in dthe way of sinners,
nor esits in fthe seat of gscoffers;
2but his hdelight is in the law
Or instruction
of the Lord,
and on his jlaw he meditates day and night.
3 He is like ka tree
planted by lstreams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its mleaf does not wither.
nIn 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
pPraise the Lord!
qBlessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who rgreatly delights in his commandments!

Psalms 119:1-6

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

1
This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter
Blessed are those whose tway is blameless,
who uwalk in the law of the Lord!
2Blessed are those who vkeep his wtestimonies,
who xseek him with their whole heart,
3who also ydo no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
4You have commanded your zprecepts
to be kept diligently.
5Oh that my ways may aabe steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 abThen I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.

Psalms 128:1

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord

A Song of acAscents.

1 adBlessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who aewalks in his ways!

Isaiah 48:17-18

17 Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.
18 afOh that you had paid attention to my commandments!
agThen your peace would have been like a river,
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;

Luke 6:47-48

47 ahEveryone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
Some manuscripts founded upon the rock

Luke 8:21

21But he answered them, My mother and my brothers are those ajwho hear the word of God and do it.”

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