Psalm 111

It took me almost 2 minutes to read this psalm. One of the last statements in this psalm is; "The good life begins in the fear of God." This phrase tells us at least two truthes;
1 - that respecting God and all his teachings is a source of great blessings. We can't allow God to make things right between us if we won't first humble ourselves under him, and submit to his rule, his will for our lives and in this world.
2 - there is a life that is not good. A life of one misery following another, hopelessness built upon sorrows and loss. Though the psalmist doesn't address it we know from other Biblical that such a life of sorrow doesn't end with our last breath in this body. The pain and loss becomes our life into eternity.
Stuart