Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Psalms 112
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Psalms112:2-3
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.
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Psalms112:4
4. light--figurative for relief (Psa 27:1; 97:11).
the upright--are like God (Lu 6:36; Psa 111:4).
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Psalms112:5-9
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.
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Psalms112:10
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.
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Psalms112:1
PSALM 112
Psa 112:1-10. This Psalm may be regarded as an exposition of Psa 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.
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