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Psalms 111:10 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Psalms 111:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 111:1011 words
HebrewMeaning
רֵ֘אשִׁ֤יתrēʾšiyt
is the beginning ofnounH7225
chief · first(-fruits · part · time) ···
חָכְמָ֨הḥākəmāh
wisdomnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
יִרְאַ֬תyirəʾat
the fear ofnounH3374
dreadful · exceedingly
יְהוָ֗הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
שֵׂ֣כֶלśēkel
an understandingnounH7922
knowledge · policy · prudence · sense ···
ט֭וֹבṭwōb
goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
לְ/כָלləkāl
belongs to allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
עֹשֵׂי/הֶ֑םʿōśēyhem
those who do themverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
תְּ֝הִלָּת֗/וֹtəhilātwō
praise hisnounH8416
עֹמֶ֥דֶתʿōmedet
is enduringverbH5975
appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···
לָ/עַֽדlāʿad
for everpronH5703
ever(-lasting · -more) · old · perpetually ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 111:10

1. The days have come for us to sing Allelujah.. ..Now these days come only to pass away, and pass away to come, again, and typify the day which does not come and pass away, because it is neither preceded by yesterday to cause it to come, nor pressed upon by the morrow to cause it to pass....For as these days succeed in regular season, with a joyful cheerfulness, the past days of Lent, whereby the misery of this life before the Resurrection of the Lord's body is signified; so…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 111
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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