Verse 9
"He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy;
His righteousness endureth forever:
His horn shall be exalted with honor.
The wicked shall see it and be grieved;
He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away:
The desire of the wicked shall perish."
"He hath dispersed" (Psalms 112:9). "There is no virtue in merely dispersing, since `spendthrifts' `disperse,' even more lavishly than the virtuous man."[5] The only commendable type of `dispersing' is that directed to the relief of need or suffering. It is this kind of `dispersing,' of course, which the Lord commends, as indicated by the last clause of this verse. "He hath given to the needy."
"The wicked man shall see it and be grieved" (Psalms 112:10). Psalms 112:10 is the antithesis of Psalms 112:1. "The wicked shall gnash his teeth in the rage of disappointment and contemplation of the triumph of his adversary, and will melt away in impotent rage, melting, as it were, from his own heat. `The desire of the wicked will perish' is antithetical to verse lb. He will go away in utter ruin, as in Psalms 1:6."[6]
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