1 Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.
2 His seed will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
Free Grace note
Whose righteousness endures forever? His righteousness endures forever. The same phrase was said of God in Psalm 111 verse 3, and now it is said of the person who fears Him. That is not an accident. The believer's enduring righteousness is finally a gift, the righteousness of God credited to the one who trusts Him, exactly as it was credited to Abram in Genesis 15:6. A common misreading turns this psalm into a ladder: do these good things and God will accept you and prosper you. But the order runs the other way. The person is first blessed because he fears and trusts Yahweh (verse 1), and the generous, steady life flows out of that settled trust. Read as a ladder, the psalm crushes you. Read as fruit growing from a root of faith, it invites you. The righteousness that endures forever is received, not achieved, and then it bears its beautiful fruit.
4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.
5 It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
6 For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.
7 He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
8 His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.
9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
10 The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
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