Psalms 111

¹Alleluia. Blessed is the man that fears the Lord: he will delight greatly in his commandments.

¹(112) Alleluia. Blessed is the man that fears the Lord: he will delight greatly in his commandments.

²His seed shall be mighty in the earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

³Glory and riches shall be in his house; and his righteousness endures for evermore.

⁴To the upright light has sprung up in darkness: he is pitiful, and merciful, and righteous.

⁵The good man is he that pities and lends: he will direct his affairs with judgment.

⁶For he shall not be moved for ever; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

⁷He shall not be afraid of [any] evil report: his heart is ready to trust in the Lord.

⁸His heart is established, he shall not fear, till he shall see [his desire] upon his enemies.

⁹He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for evermore: his horn shall be exalted with honour.

⁹He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for evermore: his horn shall be exalted with honor.

¹⁰The sinner shall see and be angry, he shall gnash his teeth, and consume away: the desire of the sinner shall perish.