The Bible in Basic English BBE
Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB
1 Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.
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12 Praise Hashem. Ashrei is the ish that feareth Hashem, that delighteth greatly in His mitzvot.
2 His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.
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His zera shall be gibbor ba’aretz; the dor (generation) of the Yesharim (upright ones) shall be blessed.
3 A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.
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Wealth and osher (riches) shall be in his bais; and his tzedakah endureth forever.
4 For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.
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Unto the Yesharim (upright ones) there ariseth ohr in the choshech; he is channun, and rachum, and tzaddik.
5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.
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A tov ish is generous, and lendeth; he will guide his affairs with mishpat.
6 He will not ever be moved; the memory of the upright will be living for ever.
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Surely he shall never falter; the tzaddik shall be in remembrance olam (forever).
7 He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.
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He shall not be afraid of mishmu’ah ra’ah (news of misfortune, evil tidings); his lev is nachon (steadfast), trusting in Hashem.
8 His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.
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His lev is samuch (sustained), he shall not be afraid, until he look in triumph upon his foes.
9 He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.
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He hath contributed freely, he hath given to the evyonim (needy); his tzedakah endureth forever; his keren shall be lifted up in kavod.
10 The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.
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The rasha shall see it, and be incensed; he shall gnash his teeth, and waste away; the ta’avot resha’im (desire of the wicked ones) shall come to nothing.