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?
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)