George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 112:10
PSALM CXII. (LAUDATE PUERI.)
God is to be praised, for his regard to the poor and humble.
PSALM CXII. (LAUDATE PUERI.)
God is to be praised, for his regard to the poor and humble.
Verse Psalms 112:10. _THE WICKED SHALL SEE_ it] רשע _rasha_, the _wicked_ _one_. Some think _Satan_ is meant. It is distinguished from _reshaim, wicked men_, in the conclusion of the verse. _SHALL GN...
THE WICKED SHALL SEE IT, AND BE GRIEVED - They shall see his prosperity; shall see the evidence that God approves his character and his conduct. The word rendered “grieved” means rather to be angry or...
Psalms 112 Hallelujah! The Righteous are Blessed The second Hallelujah Psalm tells of blessedness of the righteous in the day the Lord is enthroned. It is preeminently Israel. His seed will be might...
PSS. CXI. AND CXII. These are sister Pss. as is shown by their structure. Each contains nine verses. Each verse has two lines, each line beginning with a letter of the alphabet in due succession. We h...
THE WICKED. A lawless one. Hebrew. _rasha_ '. App-44. DESIRE. Probably. hope, as in Psalms 9:18. Prov; Psa 10:28. THE WICKED. lawless ones (plural) App-44....
THE WICKED— That is, the devil; for the Hebrew here is singular, and so denotes that _wicked one,_ whose power and kingdom must melt away, while he beholds with rage the exaltation of Christ and his s...
PSALMS 112 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Alphabetical Psalm in Praise of the Man who Revereth Jehovah. ANALYSIS The structure of this Psalm exactly corresponds with that of the foregoing (of which see the Ana...
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. THE WICKED SHALL SEE IT, AND BE GRIEVED. Contrast the rejoicing of the...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD’S MAN IS *RIGHTEOUS PSALMS 112 Jesus said, "The people that always think about good things will be very happy. They will be happy because they will see God...
GNASH. — See Psalms 35:16. MELT AWAY. — As we say, “Consume with vexation.”...
רָ֘שָׁ֤ע יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ וְ כָעָ֗ס שִׁנָּ֣יו יַחֲרֹ֣ק...
Psalms 112:1 "BE ye perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect," might be inscribed on this picture of a godly man, which, in structure and substance, reflects the contemplation of God's character a...
PROSPERITY IN SERVING THE LORD Psalms 112:1 Here are the two conditions of the blessed life: first, to fear the Lord; second, to delight greatly in His commandments. And then the blessed results: a m...
This song follows immediately upon the last as to meaning. While that has set forth the praises of Jehovah as great and gracious, this declares the blessedness of the man who lives in true relation wi...
The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and (g) melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. (g) The blessings of God on his children will cause the wicked to d...
An awful verse, this! But oh! how tremendously awful when fulfilled. The seed of the serpent, all along, are thus described. John 8:44. And, Reader, do remark the dreadful punishment, in the desire of...
10._The wicked shall see it. _(350) Here follows a contrast similar to that which we met with in Psalms 2:5, which renders the grace of God towards the faithful the more illustrious. His meaning is, t...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 111 THROUGH 113. Psalms 111-113 go together as a hallelujah in reference to Jehovah's ways with Israel in their deliverance. First, Psalms 111, the works of Jeho...
THE WICKED SHALL SEE IT,.... The glory and happiness of the upright man: so when the witnesses shall ascend to heaven, a phrase expressive of a more glorious state of the church, their enemies shall b...
The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. Ver. 10. _The wicked shall see it_] _Vir improbus et reprobus; _ the co...
_The wicked shall be grieved_ At the felicity of the righteous, partly from envy at the happiness of others, and partly from their peculiar hatred of godly men. It will vex them to see the innocence o...
A PSALM OF THE HAPPINESS OF THE BELIEVERS....
The wicked shall see it and be grieved, on account of being disappointed in his evil designs; HE SHALL GNASH WITH HIS TEETH, in impotent rage, AND MELT AWAY, his final portion being everlasting destru...
BE GRIEVED at the felicity of good men, partly, from envy at the happiness of others; partly, from his peculiar hatred of all godly men; and partly, because it is a plain testimony of God's justice an...
Psalms 112:10 wicked H7563 see H7200 (H8799) grieved H3707 (H8804) gnash H2786 (H8799) teeth H8127 away...
CONTENTS: The eternal happiness of the saints. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The truly happy man is he who fears the Lord, for he is given outward prosperity as far as it is good for him, and all spi...
This, like the preseding, is an alphabetical psalm. From the Latin title, it would seem to have been a favourite ode with the prophets Haggai and Zechariah. Psalms 112:1. _Delighteth greatly._ The Ch...
_He hath given to the poor._ THE EXCELLENCY AND REWARD OF CHARITY Among the various methods of giving glory to God, it is none of the least considerable to celebrate the acts and the reward of His sa...
_Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in His commandments._ GENUINE PIETY I. Its characteristics. A truly good man-- 1. Feareth the Lord. 2. Delights greatly in His co...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 112:1. This wisdom psalm joins Psalms 1:1; Psalms 37:1;...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 112:10 The WICKED MAN is the person who despises the covenant. Here he is probably an Israelite. The DESIRE of such people will not bear fruit; instead it will perish
INTRODUCTION 1. An alphabetical and hallelujah Psalms 2. Author unknown; ascribed by Vulg. to Haggai and Zachariah after the exile. 3. A hymn on the excellence and reward of piety. 4. The concluding...
EXPOSITION IN this "complementary psalm" the writer sets forth the blessedness of the true worshipper of God. He is blessed in his seed (Psalms 112:2), in his possessions (Psalms 112:3) in his unchang...
Again, it begins with the Hebrew, Hallelujah. Blessed is the man that reverences Jehovah (Psalms 112:1). Again, the man who reverences God. Not the man who reverences a guy standing in front, or a g...
Esther 6:11; Esther 6:12; Isaiah 65:13; Isaiah 65:14; Luke 13:28;...
The desire — Either of the misery of good men; or of his own constant prosperity....