Psalms 112:1-10 - Homilies By C. Short

The blessedness of the eminently good.

"That delighteth greatly in his commandments."

I. HIS CHILDREN SHALL BE BLESSED . ( Psalms 112:2 .) "Mighty" in a warlike sense here.

II. SHALL PROSPER IN OUTWARD CIRCUMSTANCES . ( Psalms 112:3 .) "Godliness is profit able unto all things," etc.

III. SHALL ENJOY THE LIGHT OF GOD 'S PRESENCE , AND OF Ills OWN COMPASSIONATE DEEDS IN TIMES OF ADVERSITY . ( Psalms 112:4 , Psalms 112:5 .) "Gracious, full of compassion and righteous;" these attributes will irradiate his darkest hours.

IV. BRING RIGHTEOUS , HE IS IMMOVABLY GROUNDED IN GOD . (Verse 61) Fixed in his trust and hope, and in all the principles of his character.

V. HAVING A CLEAR CONSCIENCE , HE IS RAISED ABOVE ALL FEAR . ( Psalms 112:7 , Psalms 112:8 .) Delivered from the terrors that beset the guilty.

VI. HAVING AN INNER RIGHTEOUSNESS , HE ENJOYS THE HIGHEST HONOR FROM GOD AND MAN . ( Psalms 112:9 .)—S.