"Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in His commandments.” (v.1)
The exhortation “praise the Lord”, is addressed to all thoughtful persons who, observe the way and manner of life of men that fear the Lord. It is translated in the Hebrew, “Hallelujah.” So I have chosen the title of this devotional to reflect the Hebrew exhortation as it relates to men that fear God.
The statement, "Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,” suggests that men who have a godly fear (which leads to delight in the service of God) are infinitely blessed. According to Psalm 111:10, "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"; therefore the psalmist here has begun to be wise, and that wisdom has brought him present happiness, and secured his eternal joy.
Our text ends with the words, “who delights greatly in His commandments.” Meaning, a wise man delights in God’s Word, his inward man observes it from a principle of love, and finds peace and pleasure in it. He abides by it, and loves it even above gold, yes more than fine gold; and esteems it’s truths concerning all things to be right (Psalm 119:97).
Simply put, blessed is the man who has a reverent fear of God, which causes him to delight greatly in the word of God, providing for him eternal peace and rest. Hallelujah!
The Truth: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the council of the wicked, nor stands in the path of the sinner, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:1-2)
