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Wisdom

Psalm 112

What a life looks like when someone actually fears the Lord. Bad news still comes. It just doesn’t own him.

10 verses≈ 3 minBSB

Images are artistic interpretations.

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Where we are

  1. 1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
  2. 42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
  3. 73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
  4. 90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
  5. 107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last HallelujahPsalm 112

The Blessed Fear of the LORD

Hallelujah!

Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,

who greatly delights in His commandments.

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Before dawn, a small clay oil lamp burning on a stone doorstep, the dark lane beyond just starting to show gray.

His descendants will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.

Wealth and riches are in his house,

and his righteousness endures forever.

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—

for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely,

whose affairs are guided by justice.

Surely he will never be shaken;

the righteous man will be remembered forever.

He does not fear bad news;

his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

A stony harvest field with sheaves left by the path; far off, a widow with a basket stoops toward them while a man walks away, seen from behind.

His heart is assured; he does not fear,

until he looks in triumph on his foes.

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever;

his horn will be lifted high in honor.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

Reflect

Bad news

What bad news are you afraid of? What would a “steadfast” heart do with it today?

A once-fine walled storehouse yard left to ruin, empty grain jars lying cracked with thistles between them, under a flat gray sky.

The wicked man will see and be grieved;

he will gnash his teeth and waste away;

the desires of the wicked will perish.

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A verse to carry with you

He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

Psalm 112:7

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