Psalms 112:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord - This seems to be the continuation of the preceding Psalm: there it was asserted that the beginning of wisdom was the fear of the Lord; and here the blessedness of the man who thus fears is stated.

That delighteth greatly - It is not enough to fear God, we must also love him: fear will deter us from evil; love will lead us to obedience. And the more a man fears and loves God, the more obedient will he be; till at last he will delight greatly in the commandments of his Maker.

Psalms 112:1

1 Praisea ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.