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Psalm 112 Commentary

Blessedness Of The Saint

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KEY THOUGHT: Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. [Psalm 112:4 NKJV]

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Psalm 112 NKJV

The Blessed State of the Righteous

112 Praise[a] the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who delights greatly in His commandments.

His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness [b]endures forever.
Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs with discretion.
Surely he will never be shaken;
The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.
He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
His heart is established;
He will not be afraid,
Until he sees his desire upon his enemies.

He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His [c]horn will be exalted with honor.
10 The wicked will see it and be grieved;
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked shall perish.


Footnotes

a. Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah
b. Psalm 112:3 stands
c. Psalm 112:9 Strength

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Psalm 112 Commentary

Psalm 112 opens with a paradox. How can you delight in what you fear? Interesting! What a way to describe the Christian walk!

They fear the LORD, yet they find great delight in His commands. Consequently, they are blessed.

Then the psalm proceeds to show us what it means to be blessed.

The saint’s social status changes. They are no longer poor. Even in darkness, light dawns for them. They are light by themselves! They will never be shaken. They will have no fear of bad news.

The saint may want to look at the outcome of their own walk and see contradictions. “Am I truly blessed?” one may ask. You easily ask this question when you see that wealth and riches are not in your house, as expected from this psalm.

But there are other questions that this psalm poses to the saint.

They are gracious, compassionate, and righteous. They conduct their affairs in justice. They are upright. Good comes to those who are generous and lend freely. They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor. How does the saint measure up under these qualities? Probably the key to blessedness lies under this pile of qualities.

Back to the paradox of verse 1. The saint may also ask if they find great joy or delight in the commands of the LORD. Delight in the commands of the LORD is a measure of one’s spirituality. Importantly, it determines one level of blessedness. Zero fear of the LORD might translate into zero blessedness and consequently, zero joy in the commands of the LORD.

There we have it! The Christian walk isn’t about a regime of repressive and impossible rules and laws. On the contrary, it is a joyful journey into blessedness.

On the other side are the wicked. They will see the blessedness of the saint and be vexed, gnash their teeth, and waste away.

The longings of the wicked will come to nothing. They experience nothingness daily. Vanity seekers know the meaning of emptiness. And when saints have taken to this path, they too find the same emptiness.

The last verse provokes the thoughts of value in what we think is wealth and good living. “Write your own script and live it.” And we have trouble for the saint. The result is the same emptiness that the wicked experience. Rather, let the LORD write the script for you; then act it. Therein is a great joy. Then you know you are at a good level.

This psalm isn’t about equations. It merely describes the blessedness of the saint. But it also describes the emptiness and nothingness of the wicked.

Yes, it is true; the saint is blessed. But the saint must see correctly. The saint must not be misled by definitions and descriptions imposed by the evil world. They are not the standards by which to measure blessedness.

The “commandments” in which the saint delights – they are the standard! Ponder them.


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  1. It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

    God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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  2. Profound. My life needs a new introduction to God. Not that I have been right, but because God desires to help me… I see an amazing Grace here. Having broken the first commandment, still God looks for me and helps me to build up with him… And live for him. A littles knowledge of the Lord will ignite my passion and desire to serve him. This morning I pledge to seek, live and serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His purposes everyday of my life.
    Beautiful lesson

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  3. The Lord reintroduces himself and shows Israel, He is all they need. Some boast in horses and others in chariots but we’ll boast in the Lord. He is able and the only one worthy of our trust. Lord teach me how to always look up to you at all times and not focus on my strength or capabilities. This is my prayer

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  4. This far too common today. Just do something that seems like true worship yet it’s intent and actual practice is not even close to the set standard by the Lord. I personally feel challenged of some things we do in our personal lives, the focus of many churches and ministries today. We’ll need to realize the Lord must be worship as he has personally guided. Provides a good start of my reflection today

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  5. In those days when there was no King everyone did as they pleased. This is a good reminder to us that we are on own when the King of Kings isn’t leading our lives we’ll be doing what is not right and the results will show clearly how life without Christ looks like. We thank God that even when it looks like he’s not there, he’s behind the scenes working. I have learnt to trust in the Lord always.

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  6. Iam seeing this being stressed… There was no King in Israel… So lawlessness is the order of the day. This shows how heartless and wicked man can be with out the right King in his life. He can do anything. May the Lord help us to allow Christ in our lives that every aspect of our lives is changed and we yield ourselves to him alone.

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  7. I’m sure as the two daughters in-law stayed in Naomi’s home they learned about the God of Israel and appreciated His works among his people. Ruth’s determination and what she says moves my heart. She’s convinced she must go with Naomi and wants to spend her life with her, this relationship was strong especially between a mother inlaw and a daughter in-law. Yet Ruth stays and how she puts it shows the depth of her heart, I’ll go with with you, your people will be my people, your God will be my God…

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