Psalm 112:1-2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 112:1-5

The psalmist begins with a call to us to praise God, but immediately applies himself to praise the people of God; for whatever glory is acknowledged to be on them it comes from God, and must return to him; as he is their praise, so they are his. We have reason to praise the Lord that there are a people in the world who fear him and serve him, and that they are a happy people, both which are owing entirely to the grace of God. Now here we have, I. A description of those who are here pronounced... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 112:1

Praise ye the Lord ,.... Or, "hallelujah". This is properly the title of the psalm: Aben Ezra says it is a word of the psalmist; it shows that all that a good man is, has, or does, is from the Lord; and therefore his name is to be praised: and he is not only to be praised for his perfections and works, but for this among others, that there are any good men on earth that fear and serve him, and are useful in their day and generation. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord ; not men, but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 112:2

His seed shall be mighty upon earth ,.... The Targum is, "mighty in the law;' as Apollos is said to be "mighty in the Scriptures", Acts 18:24 . This must be understood of such of them as fear the Lord also, and love him, and delight in his commandments, according to Exodus 20:6 and not in a literal sense, for not many mighty are called; but in a spiritual sense, of their being strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, and in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Some understand... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 112:1

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord - This seems to be the continuation of the preceding Psalm: there it was asserted that the beginning of wisdom was the fear of the Lord; and here the blessedness of the man who thus fears is stated. That delighteth greatly - It is not enough to fear God, we must also love him: fear will deter us from evil; love will lead us to obedience. And the more a man fears and loves God, the more obedient will he be; till at last he will delight greatly in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 112:2

His seed shall be mighty - זרעו zaro , his posterity. So the word should always be understood in this connection. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 112:1

Verse 1 1Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah Although the prophet begins with an exhortation, he has, as I have already pointed out, something farther in view, than simply the calling upon the faithful to praise God. To practice wickedness, and perpetrate injustice, is, in all quarters, accounted a great happiness; and, although integrity may be occasionally praised, nevertheless, there is scarcely one among a hundred who pursues it, because all imagine that they will be miserable unless,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 112:2

Verse 2 2His seed shall be powerful For the purpose of confirming the statement which he advanced respecting the happiness of the man that fears Jehovah and takes delight in his commandments, the prophet enumerates the tokens of God’s loving-kindness, which he is wont to bestow upon his worshippers. And, in the first place, he says that God’s fatherly kindness is not confined to their own persons, it also extends to their posterity: agreeably to what is said in the law, “I am merciful to a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 112:1

Praise ye the Lord . Again a "heading," or "introduction" (see the comment on Psalms 111:1 ). Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord . Connect this with Psalms 111:10 . The closing thought of Psalms 111:1-10 . is taken up and expanded in Psalms 112:1-10 . That delighteth greatly in his commandments (comp. Psalms 1:2 ; Psalms 119:16 , Psalms 119:17 , Psalms 119:24 , Psalms 119:70 , Psalms 119:77 , etc.). "True obedience can only come from pleasure in the commandments... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 112:1-10

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 112:1-10

The promise of piety. In Bacon's celebrated saying that "prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, but adversity of the New," there is a measure of truth; but it is far from covering all the ground. We may set against it the apostolic declaration that" godliness hath the promise of the life that now is." And though we may not press the sentences of this psalm to any nice exactitude, yet it is substantially as true of the good man, and as applicable to his life on earth now, as it... read more

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