Psalm 112

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Psalm 112 is a biblical psalm traditionally recognized as a hymn of praise celebrating the blessedness of those who fear the Lord and delight in His commandments.

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Psalm 112 canonical 2

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instanceOf biblical psalm ⓘ
hymn of praise ⓘ
associatedWith ethical instruction ⓘ
wisdom literature ⓘ
canonicalStatus part of all major Christian biblical canons ⓘ
part of the Masoretic Text ⓘ
part of the Septuagint Psalter ⓘ
contrastsWith the fate of the wicked ⓘ
describes blessing on the household of the righteous ⓘ
light rising in darkness for the upright ⓘ
the righteous as generous and lending freely ⓘ
the righteous as gracious and compassionate ⓘ
the righteous as not afraid of bad news ⓘ
the wicked seeing and being vexed ⓘ
emphasizes care for the needy ⓘ
confidence in God ⓘ
delight in God’s commandments ⓘ
eternal remembrance of the righteous ⓘ
fear of the Lord ⓘ
righteous conduct ⓘ
stability of the righteous ⓘ
upright character ⓘ
focusesOn the life of the righteous person ⓘ
genre wisdom psalm ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
literaryForm acrostic poem ⓘ
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ
openingVerse Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commandments. ⓘ
parallelWith Psalm 111 ⓘ
partOf Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms

Christian Old Testament ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh
positionInBook 112 ⓘ
sharesThemeWith Proverbs ⓘ
Psalm 1 ⓘ
structure alphabetic acrostic in Hebrew ⓘ
theme blessedness of those who fear the Lord ⓘ
contrast between righteous and wicked ⓘ
delight in the commandments of God ⓘ
generosity to the poor ⓘ
righteousness and its rewards ⓘ
steadfastness in adversity ⓘ
trust in the Lord ⓘ
tradition Christian ⓘ
Jewish ⓘ
usedIn prayers of thanksgiving ⓘ
services emphasizing righteousness ⓘ

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