Psalms 111:10
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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. ”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
שֶׂכֶל
Understanding
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שֶׂכֶל
Prudence, understanding, wisdom. Sekel. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Prudence is the ability to navigate life successfully with God's guidance.
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רֵאשִׁית
is the beginning of
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רֵאשִׁית
Beginning, the first and most important. Reshit. In the beginning God was already there. Before time before creation before everything God existed and was at work.
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עָשָׂה
those who do/ them
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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יִרְאָה
Fear
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יִרְאָה
Fear, reverence, holy awe. Yirah. The proper response to encountering the living God. It leads to wisdom, obedience and life.
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חׇכְמָה
Wisdom
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חׇכְמָה
Wisdom. Chokhmah. The ability to apply knowledge rightly. It begins with the fear of the LORD and ends with godly living.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עָמַד
is enduring
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עָמַד
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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תְּהִלָּה
praise/ his
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תְּהִלָּה
laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
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