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BrLXX Ἀλληλούϊα.
¶ Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν Κύριον, ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς αὐτοῦ θελήσει σφόδρα.
( Allaʸlouia.
¶ Makarios anaʸr ho foboumenos ton Kurion, en tais entolais autou thelaʸsei sfodra. )

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

ULT Praise Yahweh.
⇔ I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart
⇔ in the assembly of the upright, in their gathering.

UST ⇔ Praise Yahweh!
⇔ I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being
⇔ every time that those who do what is right come together.

BSB Hallelujah! [fn]
⇔ I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart
⇔ in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

111:1 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD. This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

OEB Hallelujah.
⇔ I will thank the Lord with all my heart,
⇔ in the assembled congregation of his people.

WEBBE Praise the LORD![fn]
⇔ I will give thanks to the LORD[fn] with my whole heart,
⇔ in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

111:1 Hebrew: יה Yah. Psalm 111 is an acrostic poem, with each verse after the initial “Praise the LORD!” starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav).

111:1 LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.

WMBB Praise the LORD![fn]
⇔ I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
⇔ in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

111:1 Psalm 111 is an acrostic poem, with each verse after the initial “Praise the LORD!” starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav).

NET Praise the Lord!
⇔ I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
⇔ in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.

LSV Praise YAH! [ALEPH-BET] I thank YHWH with the whole heart,
In the secret meeting of the upright,
And of the congregation.

FBV Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all my heart in the congregation of the faithful.

T4T Praise Yahweh!
⇔ I will thank Yahweh with my entire inner being,
⇔ every time I am with a large group of godly/righteous people.

LEB No LEB PSA 111:1 verse available

BBE Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people.

Moff Hallelujah.
⇔ With all my heart I thank the Eternal,
⇔ in gatherings of good men for fellowship.

JPS Hallelujah. I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

ASV Praise ye Jehovah.
⇔ I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart,
⇔ In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

DRA Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.

YLT Praise ye Jah! I thank Jehovah with the whole heart, In the secret meeting of the upright, And of the company.

Drby Hallelujah! I will celebrate Jehovah with [my] whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the assembly.

RV Praise ye the LORD. I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

Wbstr Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

KJB-1769 Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.[fn]
(Praise ye/you_all the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. )

111.1 Praise ye…: Heb. Hallelujah

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Praise yee the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart: in the assembly of the vpright, and in the Congregation.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

111:1 Heb. Halleluiah.

Bshps Prayse ye the Lorde. I wyll prayse God with my whole heart: in the congregation and assemblie of righteous men.
(Praise ye/you_all the Lord. I will praise God with my whole heart: in the congregation and assembly of righteous men.)

Gnva Praise ye the Lord. I will prayse the Lord with my whole heart in the assemblie and Congregation of the iust.
(Praise ye/you_all the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart in the assembly and Congregation of the just. )

Cvdl I wil geue thankes vnto the LORDE with my whole herte: secretly amonge the faithfull, and in the congregacion.
(I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart: secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation.)

Wycl The `title of the hundrid and enleuenthe salm. Alleluya. Blissid is the man that dredith the Lord; he schal wilne ful myche in hise comaundementis.
(The `title of the hundred and enleuenthe psalm. Alleluya. Blissid is the man that dredith the Lord; he shall wilne full much in his commandments.)

Luth Halleluja! Segen. Ich danke dem HErr’s von ganzem Herzen im Rat der Frommen und in der Gemeine.
(Halleluya! blessing. I danke to_him LORD’s from ganzem hearts in_the advice the/of_the Frommen and in the/of_the Gemeine.)

ClVg Alleluja, reversionis Aggæi et Zachariæ. [Beatus vir qui timet Dominum: in mandatis ejus volet nimis.[fn]
(Alleluya, reversionis Aggæi and Zachariæ. [Beatus man who timet the_Master: in mandatis his volet nimis. )

111.1 Alleluia reversionis. AUG. Aggæus et Zacharias longe post David fuerunt, etc., usque ad æternaliter solidetur. CASS. Perfectio hujus ædificii, etc., usque ad tanquam a captivitate liberati et hilares de bonis quæ habent. Beatus vir. CASS. Ostendit hic Psalmista post liberationem, etc., usque ad tertio impiis adversa provenire asserit. Qui timet Dominum. Timor mundi miseros facit, sed timor Dei ea appetere facit, per quæ homo beatus est. In mandatis. Hoc timor Dei, ut velit. Et non ait faciet, etc., usque ad et terrena inhabitatio deprimit sensum multa cogitantem.

111.1 Alleluia reversionis. AUG. Aggæus and Zacharias longe after David fuerunt, etc., until to æternaliter solidetur. CASS. Perfectio huyus ædificii, etc., until to tanquam from captivitate liberati and hilares about bonis which habent. Beatus vir. CASS. Ostendit this Psalmista after liberationem, etc., until to tertio impiis adversa provenire asserit. Who timet the_Master. Timor mundi miseros facit, but timor of_God ea appetere facit, through which human beatus it_is. In mandatis. This timor of_God, as velit. And not/no he_said faciet, etc., until to and terrena inhe_livesio deprimit sensum multa cogitantem.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

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(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah give_thanks YHWH in=all heart in/on/at/with,company_of upright and,assembly )

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

with my whole heart

(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah give_thanks YHWH in=all heart in/on/at/with,company_of upright and,assembly )

Here the word “heart” represents the person’s entire inner being and emotions. Alternate translation: “with all that I am”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

in the assembly of the upright, in their gathering

(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah give_thanks YHWH in=all heart in/on/at/with,company_of upright and,assembly )

These two phrases mean that same thing and may be combined if necessary. Alternate translation: “in the gathering of upright people”

Parallel PSA 111:1

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