10[IS THE] BEGINNING OF WISDOM [THE] FEAR OF YAHWEH AN UNDERSTANDING GOOD [BELONGS] TO ALL [THOSE WHO] DO THEM PRAISE HIS [IS] ENDURING FOR EVER 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
1PRAISE YAHWEH HOW BLESSED! [IS] A PERSON FEARING <OBJ.> YAHWEH IN COMMANDMENTS HIS HE DELIGHTS EXCEEDINGLY The Blessed Fear of the LORD (Psalm 128:1–6) 1Hallelujah!*NoteCloseOr Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD. This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
2MIGHTY IN THE LAND IT WILL BE OFFSPRING HIS [THE] GENERATION OF UPRIGHT [PEOPLE] IT WILL BE BLESSED 2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3WEALTH AND RICH[ES] [ARE] IN HOUSE HIS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS HIS [IS] ENDURING FOR EVER 3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
4IT RISES IN THE DARKNESS LIGHT FOR THE UPRIGHT [PEOPLE] [THE] GRACIOUS AND [THE] COMPASSIONATE AND [THE] RIGHTEOUS 4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
5[IS] GOOD A PERSON [WHO] SHOWS FAVOR AND [WHO] LENDS HE MAINTAINS AFFAIRS HIS WITH JUSTICE 5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
6FOR FOR EVER NOT HE WILL BE SHAKEN <INTO> A MEMORY OF PERPETUITY HE WILL BECOME A RIGHTEOUS [PERSON] 6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
7FROM NEW[S] BAD NOT HE WILL BE AFRAID [IS] STEADFAST HEART HIS TRUSTING IN YAHWEH 7He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8[IS] SUPPORTED HEART HIS NOT HE WILL BE AFRAID UNTIL THAT HE WILL LOOK ON FOES HIS 8His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
9HE SCATTERS HE GIVES TO <THE> NEEDY [PEOPLE] RIGHTEOUSNESS HIS [IS] ENDURING FOR EVER HORN HIS IT WILL BE EXALTED IN HONOR 9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever;*NoteCloseCited in 2 Corinthians 9:9 his horn will be lifted high in honor.
10A WICKED [PERSON] HE WILL SEE AND HE WILL BE ANGRY TEETH HIS HE WILL GNASH AND HE WILL MELT AWAY [THE] DESIRE OF WICKED [PEOPLE] IT WILL PERISH 10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.