Psalms 112:3-9

3 a solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini

4 excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus super caelos gloria eius

5 quis sicut Dominus Deus noster qui in altis habitat

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra

7 suscitans a terra inopem et de stercore erigens pauperem

8 ut conlocet eum cum principibus cum principibus populi sui

9 qui habitare facit sterilem in domo matrem filiorum laetantem

Psalms 112:3-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 112

This psalm, also, very probably, was written by David, and is composed as the former, in an alphabetical order. The inscription of it in the Syriac version is,

``When David in it commanded Solomon his son, saying, Keep the commandments of, the Lord, and worship him: likewise the calling of the Gentiles and the righteousness of Christ.''

The subject matter of the psalm are the character, conduct, usefulness, and happiness of a good man.