Psalms 112 (YLT)

Chapter Text

112:1 Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.

112:2 Mighty in the earth is his seed, The generation of the upright is blessed.

112:3 Wealth and riches <FI>are<Fi> in his house, And his righteousness is standing for ever.

112:4 Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

112:5 Good <FI>is<Fi> the man--gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

112:6 For--to the age he is not moved; For a memorial age-during is the righteous.

112:7 Of an evil report he is not afraid, Prepared is His heart, confident in Jehovah.

112:8 Sustained is his heart--he feareth not, Till that he look on his adversaries.

112:9 He hath scattered--hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

112:10 The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "darkness", "praise", "happiness", "fearing", "jehovah", "commands", and "hath". It is saying that the contrast between light and darkness marks a real divide in how people respond to God's work.

The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "darkness" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "darkness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.