תהלים פרק קיב:א-ג
(א) הַלְלוּ יָהּ אַשְׁרֵי אִישׁ יָרֵא אֶת יְקֹוָק בְּמִצְוֹתָיו חָפֵץ מְאֹד:
(ב) גִּבּוֹר בָּאָרֶץ יִהְיֶה זַרְעוֹ דּוֹר יְשָׁרִים יְבֹרָךְ:
(ג) הוֹן וָעֹשֶׁר בְּבֵיתוֹ וְצִדְקָתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַד:
Happy is the one who fears God and who is ardently devoted to God's commandments. Their descendants will be mighty in the land, a blessed generation of upright people. Wealth and riches are in that person's house, and their beneficence lasts forever. [JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is the reward for following God's commandments?
2. Is this verse true? Is the converse of this verse also true?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)