Psalms 112:1-3

Prosperity of the One Who Fears the LORD.

1 Praise the LORD! How ¹blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who greatly ²delights in His commandments.

2 His ³descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the ⁴upright will be blessed.

3 ⁵Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.

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Psalms 112:1-3 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

What Does it Look Like to Be a 'God-Fearing Man'? Chad Napier

Cross References 5

1. Psalms 128:1
2. Psalms 1:2; Psalms 119:14, 16
3. Psalms 102:28; Psalms 127:4
4. Psalms 128:4
5. Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 8:18; Matthew 6:33

Footnotes 5

[a]. Or "Hallelujah! Blessed"
[b]. Heb YAH
[c]. Or "reveres"
[d]. Lit "seed"
[e]. Or "in the land"