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PraiseהַלְלוּYah.יָהּHappy isאַשְׁרֵיthe manאִישׁwho fearsיָרֵאYHWH,יְהוָהwho in his commandmentsבְּמִצְוֺתָיוdelightsחָפֵץgreatly.מְאֹד
Psalms 112:1
Study it in the app“Praise Yah. Happy is the man who fears YHWH, who in his commandments delights greatly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 112:1, word by word
- Praiseהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears- Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- who fearsיָרֵאyare
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yare” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- who in his commandmentsמִצְוֺתָיmitsvotay
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvotay” appears- delightsחָפֵץchafets
delight in
To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.
Where else “chafets” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
Translation note
This psalm is an acrostic, like Psalm 111: each half line begins in Hebrew with a letter of the alphabet, in order.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Mighty in the land will be his offspring; the generation of the upright will be blessed.