KJV King James Version
He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.
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Psalm 115:13
He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
WEB World English Bible
He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
ASV American Standard Version
He will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He blesseth those fearing Jehovah, The small with the great.
Surrounding context — Psalm 115
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield.
12 The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless [us]; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.
14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye [are] blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
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Psalm 112:1Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.Luke 1:50And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from generation to generation.Psalm 128:1A Song of degrees. Blessed [is] every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.Revelation 19:5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.Psalm 128:4-5Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.Psalm 29:11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.Malachi 4:2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.Revelation 11:18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.Malachi 3:16-17Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.Acts 13:26Men [and] brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:Colossians 3:11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.
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