Psalm 112
The Traits of the Righteous
1 Hallelujah!
Happy is the person who fears the Lord,
taking great delight in his commands.(A)
2 His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.(B)
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,(C)
and his righteousness endures forever.(D)
4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright.(E)
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.(F)
5 Good will come to the one who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.(G)
6 He will never be shaken.(H)
The righteous one will be remembered forever.(I)
7 He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.(J)
8 His heart is assured; he will not fear.(K)
In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.(L)
9 He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.(M)
His horn will be exalted in honor.(N)
10 The wicked one will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.(O)
The desire of the wicked leads to ruin.(P)
Footnotes
- 112:1
Cross references
- 112:1 : Ps 1:2; 119:16; 128:1
- 112:2 : Ps 102:28
- 112:3 : Pr 3:16; 8:18
- 112:3 : Ps 111:3
- 112:4 : Ps 97:11
- 112:4 : Ex 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 116:5
- 112:5 : Ps 15:5; 37:26
- 112:6 : Ps 55:22
- 112:6 : Pr 10:7
- 112:7 : Ps 56:4; 57:7; Pr 1:33
- 112:8 : Ps 27:1; 56:11
- 112:8 : Ps 54:7; 59:10
- 112:9 : 2Co 9:9
- 112:9 : Ps 75:10; 89:17
- 112:10 : Jb 16:9; Ps 35:16
- 112:10 : Pr 10:28; 11:7
