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Psalm 112 Geneva Bible (1599)

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Notes on this text (2)
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1 Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man, that feareth the Lord, and deliteth greatly in his commandements.
1 Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.
2 His seede shall be mightie vpon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.
2 His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Riches and treasures shalbe in his house, and his righteousnesse endureth for euer.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
4 Vnto the righteous ariseth light in darkenes: he is merciful and full of copassion and righteous.
4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.
5 A good man is mercifull and lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement.
5 It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
6 Surely he shall neuer be moued: but the righteous shalbe had in euerlasting remembrance.
6 For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.
7 He will not be afraide of euill tidings: for his heart is fixed, and beleeueth in the Lord.
7 He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
8 His heart is stablished: therefore he will not feare, vntill he see his desire vpon his enemies.
8 His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.
9 He hath distributed and giuen to ye poore: his righteousnesse remaineth for euer: his horne shalbe exalted with glory.
9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
10 The wicked shall see it and be angrie: he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
10 The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
Cross references (10)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Psalm 128:1; Luke 1:50; Psalm 119:47–48; Isaiah 50:10; Psalm 119:35
  2. 2 Genesis 17:7; Psalm 37:26; Proverbs 20:7; Acts 2:39; Psalm 25:13
  3. 3 Proverbs 15:6; Proverbs 3:16; Matthew 6:33; Isaiah 33:6; Philippians 4:18–19
  4. 4 Job 11:17; Colossians 3:12–13; Psalm 97:11; Isaiah 58:10; 1 John 3:7
  5. 5 Psalm 37:21; Proverbs 2:20; Ephesians 5:15; John 6:12; Psalm 37:25–26
  6. 6 Proverbs 10:7; Psalm 62:2; Hebrews 6:10; Psalm 125:1; Psalm 55:22
  7. 7 Isaiah 26:3–4; Proverbs 1:33; Psalm 57:7; Psalm 118:6; John 14:1
  8. 8 Psalm 91:8; Psalm 31:24; Psalm 59:10; Psalm 118:7; Hebrews 13:9
  9. 9 Hebrews 13:16; Psalm 75:10; James 2:15–16; 2 Corinthians 9:9–15; 1 Timothy 6:18
  10. 10 Proverbs 10:28; Psalm 58:7–8; Job 8:13; Luke 13:28; Psalm 37:12

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CXI)

    The days have come for us to sing Allelujah....Now these days come only to pass away, and pass away to come, again, and typify the day which does not come and pass away, because it is neither preceded by yesterday to cause it to come, nor pressed upon by the morrow to cause it to pass....For as these days succeed …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 112:10 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book VIII)

    The proud saw, and were enraged; they gnashed with their teeth, and melted away! But the Lord God was the hope of Thy servant, and He regarded not vanities and lying madness.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 112:1 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XXII, Chapters 15–18)

    … in which each one shall rise, what should hinder us from applying to the woman what is expressly said of the man, understanding both sexes to be included under the general term "man?" For certainly in the saying, "Blessed is he who feareth the Lord," women also who fear the Lord are included.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 112:9 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XI)

    Hast thou not heard in the Psalm, "He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever." This is good, this is the good whereby thou art made good; righteousness.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)