Psalms 112

Psalm 112 is a wisdom psalm that describes the blessings of those who fear YHWH and delight in His commandments, including prosperity, descendants, stability, and generosity toward the poor.[1][2][3] The psalm contrasts the enduring righteousness and honor of the godly with the ultimate frustration and perishing desires of the wicked.[1][2][6]

Word-by-Word

Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 הַ֥לְלוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 halelu
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp H1984
2 יָ֨הּ 𐤉𐤄 yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
HNp H3050
3 אַשְׁרֵי 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉 asherey
Oh the happinesses!
Blessed is
HNcmpa H835
4 אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish
man
man
HNcmsa H376
5 יָרֵ֣א 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yare
he feared
who fears
HVqrmsa H3372
6 אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et
object-marker
[·]
HTo H853
7 יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
8 בְּ֝/מִצְוֺתָ֗י/ו 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 bemitseotayv
in his commands
in his commandments
HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms H4687
9 חָפֵ֥ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets
he delights
he delights
HVqp3ms H2654
10 מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod
with great force
very
HD H3966
Verse 2
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 גִּבּ֣וֹר 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓 gibor
mighty man
mighty man
HAamsa H1368
2 בָּ֭/אָרֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba)
in the land
in the land
HRd/Ncbsa H776
3 יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh
he will come to be
he will be
HVqi3ms H1961
4 זַרְע֑/וֹ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 zareo
his seed
his seed
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H2233
5 דּ֭וֹר 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dor
cycle-generation
generation
HNcmsc H1755
6 יְשָׁרִ֣ים 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 yesharim
upright ones
upright ones
HAampa H3477
7 יְבֹרָֽךְ 𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤊 yevorakhe baraka (Swahili)
he will be blessed
he will be blessed
HVPi3ms H1288
Verse 3
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 הוֹן 𐤄𐤅𐤍 hon
material wealth
material wealth
HNcmsa H1952
2 וָ/עֹ֥שֶׁר 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓 vaosher
and material wealth
and material wealth
HC/Ncmsa H6239
3 בְּ/בֵית֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beveyto
in his house
in his house
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms H1004
4 וְ֝/צִדְקָת֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤅 vetsideqato
and his righteousness
and his righteousness
HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms H6666
5 עֹמֶ֥דֶת 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤕 omedet ima (Bemba)
standing one
stands
HVqrfsa H5975
6 לָ/עַֽד 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad
to perpetuity
forever
HR/Ncmsa H5703
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 זָ֘רַ֤ח 𐤆𐤓𐤇 zarach
Shining-one
dawns
HVqp3ms H2224
2 בַּ/חֹ֣שֶׁךְ 𐤁/𐤇𐤔𐤊 bachoshekhe bushiku (Bemba)
in the darkness
in the darkness
HRd/Ncmsa H2822
3 א֭וֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or
light
light
HNcbsa H216
4 לַ/יְשָׁרִ֑ים 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 layesharim
to the upright ones
to the upright ones
HRd/Aampa H3477
5 חַנּ֖וּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun
gracious one
gracious one
HAamsa H2587
6 וְ/רַח֣וּם 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤌 verachum
and compassionate
and compassionate
HC/Aamsa H7349
7 וְ/צַדִּֽיק 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 vetsadiq
and a just man
and righteous one
HC/Aamsa H6662
Verse 5
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 טֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov
good
good
HAamsa H2896
2 אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish
man
man
HNcmsa H376
3 חוֹנֵ֣ן 𐤇𐤅𐤍𐤍 chonen kana (Kikongo)
the one showing favor
the one favoring
HVqrmsa H2603
4 וּ/מַלְוֶ֑ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤄 umaleveh
and one who lends
and one who lends
HC/Vhrmsa H3867
5 יְכַלְכֵּ֖ל 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤋 yekhalekel
he will sustain
he will sustain
HVli3ms H3557
6 דְּבָרָ֣י/ו 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅 devarayv Ndaba (Zulu)
his spoken matters
his matters
HNcmpc/Sp3ms H1697
7 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּֽט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bemishepat
in binding judgment
in judgment
HR/Ncmsa H4941
Verse 6
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam
for an unseen age
for forever
HR/Ncmsa H5769
3 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
4 יִמּ֑וֹט 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤈 yimot
he will be shaken
he will be shaken
HVNi3ms H4131
5 לְ/זֵ֥כֶר 𐤋/𐤆𐤊𐤓 lezekher
for remembrance of
for remembrance of
HR/Ncmsc H2143
6 ע֝וֹלָ֗ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam
hidden age
forever
HNcmsa H5769
7 יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh
he will come to be
he will be
HVqi3ms H1961
8 צַדִּֽיק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq
righteous man
righteous man
HAamsa H6662
Verse 7
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 מִ/שְּׁמוּעָ֣ה 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤄 mishemuah
from a heard report
from a report
HR/Ncfsa H8052
2 רָ֭עָה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah
evil
evil
HAafsa H7451
3 לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
4 יִירָ֑א 𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀 yira
he will fear
he will fear
HVqi3ms H3372
5 נָכ֥וֹן 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 nakhon
being established
being established
HVNrmsa H3559
6 לִ֝בּ֗/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo
his inner core
his heart
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H3820
7 בָּטֻ֥חַ 𐤁𐤈𐤇 batucha
secure one
trusting one
HVqsmsa H982
8 בַּ/יהוָֽה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi)
in Yahweh
in Yahweh
HR/Np H3068
Verse 8
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 סָמ֣וּךְ 𐤎𐤌𐤅𐤊 samukhe imika (Bemba)
supported
supported
HVqsmsa H5564
2 לִ֭בּ/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo
his inner core
his heart
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H3820
3 לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
4 יִירָ֑א 𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀 yira
he will fear
he will fear
HVqi3ms H3372
5 עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad
up to
until
HR H5704
6 אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher
that-which
that
HTr H834
7 יִרְאֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh
he sees
he will see
HVqi3ms H7200
8 בְ/צָרָֽי/ו 𐤁/𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤅 vetsarayv
his constrictors
his adversaries
HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms H6862
Verse 9
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 פִּזַּ֤ר 𐤐𐤆𐤓 pizar
he scattered abroad
he scattered abroad
HVpp3ms H6340
2 נָ֘תַ֤ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan
he gave
he gave
HVqp3ms H5414
3 לָ/אֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 laeveyonim
to the needy men
to the needy men
HRd/Aampa H34
4 צִ֭דְקָת/וֹ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤅 tsideqato
his righteousness
his righteousness
HNcfsc/Sp3ms H6666
5 עֹמֶ֣דֶת 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤕 omedet ima (Bemba)
standing one
endures
HVqrfsa H5975
6 לָ/עַ֑ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad
to perpetuity
forever
HR/Ncmsa H5703
7 קַ֝רְנ֗/וֹ 𐤒𐤓𐤍/𐤅 qareno
his horn
his horn
HNcbsc/Sp3ms H7161
8 תָּר֥וּם 𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤌 tarum
she will rise high
will be exalted
HVqi3fs H7311
9 בְּ/כָבֽוֹד 𐤁/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 bekhavod
in weighty honor
in weighty glory
HR/Ncbsa H3519
Verse 10
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 רָ֘שָׁ֤ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha
wicked man
wicked man
HAamsa H7563
2 יִרְאֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh
he sees
he will see
HVqi3ms H7200
3 וְ/כָעָ֗ס 𐤅/𐤊𐤏𐤎 vekhaas kasirika (Swahili)
anger
and is angry
HC/Vqq3ms H3707
4 שִׁנָּ֣י/ו 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤅 shinayv
his teeth
his teeth
HNcbdc/Sp3ms H8127
5 יַחֲרֹ֣ק 𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤒 yacharoq
he will gnash
he will gnash
HVqi3ms H2786
6 וְ/נָמָ֑ס 𐤅/𐤍𐤌𐤎 venamas
and he melted away
and he melted away
HC/VNq3ms H4549
7 תַּאֲוַ֖ת 𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤕 taavat
craving of
craving of
HNcfsc H8378
8 רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim
wicked men
wicked men
HAampa H7563
9 תֹּאבֵֽד 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤃 toved
she will perish
she will perish
HVqi3fs H6