What does Psalms 111:10 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a goodb understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever."
Verse Psalms 111:10. _THE FEAR OF THE LORD_ IS _THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM_] The original stands thus: ראשית חכמה יראת יהוה _reshith chokmah, yirath_ _Yehovah, The beginning of wisdom_ is _the fear of Je...
THE FEAR OF THE LORD - Reverence for God; respect for his law, his will, his government, himself; the fear of offending him, which will lead us to do right. This fear is not that of a slave; it is not...
Psalms 111 Hallelujah! He Has Done It This is the first Hallelujah Psalm, following Psalms 110:1, in which He is praised for what He is and for what He has done. It is a perfect alphabetical Psalm:...
PSS. CXI. AND CXII. These are sister Pss. as is shown by their structure. Each contains nine verses. Each verse has two lines, each line beginning with a letter of the alphabet in due succession. We h...
FEAR. reverence. BEGINNING. Not wisdom itself, or its _end,_ but only the _beginning_ of it. See notes on Job 28:28; Proverbs 1:7....
DISCOURSE: 686 THE FEAR OF THE LORD Psalms 111:10. _The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: His praise endureth for ever._ OF all...
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING— Or, as the original word ראשׁית _reishith_ also signifies the _first,_ the _principal point. A good understanding have all they,_ &c. That is, "it is the surest...
PSALMS 111 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Alphabetical Psalm in Praise of Jehovah. ANALYSIS The Psalm is composed of Ten Verses: Psalms 111:1-8 have Two Clauses each, Initialled by 16 successive letters of the...
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. -Conclusion from what has gone before: seeing that the wo...
Psalms 111, 112 are closely connected both in form and substance, and are apparently the work of one author. They are alphabetical (see Intro.). A liturgical introduction is prefixed to both, viz. 'Pr...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD IS *RIGHTEOUS PSALMS 111 JESUS SAID, "WHY DO YOU SAY THAT I AM GOOD? NOBODY IS GOOD EXCEPT GOD" (LUKE 18:19). (*Righteous means "very, very good". Only God...
A GOOD UNDERSTANDING... — Better, _a good estimation have all they that do them._ The parallelism here, as the context of Proverbs 3:4, decides for this rendering against that of the margin, “a good s...
רֵ֘אשִׁ֤ית חָכְמָ֨ה ׀ יִרְאַ֬ת יְהוָ֗ה שֵׂ֣כֶל טֹ֖וב לְ כָל ־עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם תְּ֝הִלָּתֹ֗ו עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָ עַֽד׃...
Psalms 111:1 ANOTHER series of psalms headed with Hallelujah begins here and includes the two following psalms. The prefix apparently indicates liturgical use. The present psalm is closely allied to...
THE WORKS OF THE LORD Psalms 111:1 A fresh series of psalms begins here, of which the dominant note is _Hallelujah_. This and the next are similar in construction, each being alphabetical; that is,...
This psalm is closely connected with the one which follows it. In this the subject is the greatness and graciousness of Jehovah. In the Hebrew there are ten verses, the first eight having two lines in...
(e) The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that (f) do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever. (e) They only are wise who fear God and none ha...
PSALM CXI. (BEATUS VIR.) The good man is happy. _ The wicked. The devil, enraged to see the converts to Christianity, (St. Athanasius) or the Jews, (St. Chrysostom) instigated by him. (Haydock) ---...
This verse comes in very properly after the former, to point out the leading principles in those who are the happy partakers of the unspeakable mercy of God in Christ; and this forms one of the Lord's...
10._The fear of Jehovah _Having treated of the kindness of God, and paid a well-merited tribute to the law, the prophet goes on to exhort the faithful to reverence God, and be zealous in the keeping o...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 111 THROUGH 113. Psalms 111-113 go together as a hallelujah in reference to Jehovah's ways with Israel in their deliverance. First, Psalms 111, the works of Jeh...
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM,.... The fear of the Lord, whose name is revered, is not a fear of his judgments here or hereafter, but of his goodness and grace; it is a reverential a...
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever. Ver. 10. _The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisd...
_The fear of the Lord_ That is, piety, or true religion, which consists in the fear, or worship and service of God; _is the beginning of wisdom_ Is the only foundation of, and introduction to, all tru...
A PSALM OF PRAISE TO JEHOVAH....
A GOOD UNDERSTANDING: Or, good success THAT DO HIS COMMANDMENTS: _ Heb._ that do them...
THE FEAR OF THE LORD; piety or true religion, which consists in the fear or worship and service of God. IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM; is the only foundation of and introduction to all true wisdom. Or, _...
Psalms 111:10 fear H3374 LORD H3068 beginning H7225 wisdom H2451 good H2896 understanding H7922 do H6213 (H8802) praise H8416 endures H5975 (H8802) forever H5703 fear - Job 28:28; Proverbs 1:7, Prove...
FEAR Also; (Psalms 112:1). (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
Psalms 111:1. _Praise ye the LORD._ Or, «Hallelujah,» «Praise be unto Jehovah.» «Praise ye the Lord.» I invite all Christians to give good heed to this injunction; whether others praise him, or not,...
CONTENTS: Exhortation to praise God for the greatness and glory of His works. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: All who love God delight to meditate upon His works. They are all praiseworthy, a...
This is another acrostic psalm, but differing from others by the brevity of its metre. It has no title in the Hebrew, but is a psalm of thanksgiving and praise. Psalms 111:1. _In the assembly._ סוד _...
_Praise ye the Lord._ I will praise the Lord with my whole heart. THE HIGHEST WORK OF MANKIND--PRAISING GOD I. A noble resolution for this highest work. 1. Thoroughness. “With my whole heart.” (1...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 111:1. This hymn of praise celebrates the great works the Lord has done for his people. He has called them to be his own, and has cared for and protected them. Singing the p...
INTRODUCTION 1. Authorship unknown, probably late. 2. One of the ten alphabetical Psalms, the clauses beginning with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in succession. This is no more artificial than...
EXPOSITION ANOTHER "Hallelujah psalm," and at the same time an "alphabetic psalm." It has been called a "twin psalm" with the one which follows (Psalms 112:1.), and beyond all doubt closely resembles...
Psa 111:1-10 has twenty-two lines. It is known as an acrostic psalm; each line in this psalm begins with a succeeding letter of the Hebrew alphabet. And so the first line of the psalm in Hebrew begins...
1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Peter 1:7; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Timothy 3:15; Deuteronomy 4:6; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Job 28:28; John 12:43; John 13:17;...
The fear — True religion. Beginning — Is the only foundation of, and introduction to, true wisdom....