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Psalms 112:2 American Standard (ASV)

2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Cross Reference

Genesis 17:7 ASV

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

Psalms 25:13 ASV

His soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land.

Psalms 37:26 ASV

All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

Psalms 102:28 ASV

The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee. Psalm 103 `A Psalm' of David.

Proverbs 20:7 ASV

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

Acts 2:39 ASV

For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, `even' as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.

Genesis 22:17-18 ASV

that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Jeremiah 32:39 ASV

and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

Commentary on Psalms 112 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 112

Ps 112:1-10. This Psalm may be regarded as an exposition of Ps 111:10, presenting the happiness of those who fear and obey God, and contrasting the fate of the ungodly.

1. True fear produces obedience and this happiness.

2, 3. Temporal blessings follow the service of God, exceptions occurring only as they are seen by God to be inconsistent with those spiritual blessings which are better.

4. light—figurative for relief (Ps 27:1; 97:11).

the upright—are like God (Lu 6:36; Ps 111:4).

5-9. Generosity, sound judgment in business, and confidence in God, form a character which preserves from fear of evil and ensures success against enemies. While a man thus truly pious is liberal, he increases in substance.

6. not be moved—(compare Ps 13:4; 15:5).

8. heart is established—or, firm in right principles.

see his desire—(Ps 50:23; 54:7).

10. Disappointed in their malevolent wishes by the prosperity of the pious, the wicked are punished by the working of their evil passions, and come to naught.