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Pentecost Season · Proper 17 · Year C

Psalm 112

Blessed Are Those Who Fear the Lord

September 3, 2028

The Works of Mercy, David Teniers the Younger
The Works of Mercy, David Teniers the Younger, c. 1640Private collection
Teniers sets the works in and around a Flemish farmyard, so the feeding, clothing and visiting look like ordinary household business.It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice.David Teniers the YoungerA Flemish painter of peasants and taverns who became court painter to the governor of the Netherlands and catalogued his collection.Private collectionIn private hands, which is why it is seen in reproduction far more often than in the flesh.Private collection
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 14:1, 7-14Lk 14:1, 7-14
EpistleHeb. 13:1-8, 15-16Heb 13:1-8, 15-16
Old TestamentJer. 2:4-13Jer 2:4-13Alt. OTSir. 10:12-18Sir 10:12-18 orProv. 25:6-7Prv 25:6-7
PsalterPs. 81:1, 10-16Ps 81:1, 10-16Alt. PsalmPs. 112Ps 112

Overview & Insights

"Light rises in the darkness for the upright; the LORD is gracious, merciful, and righteous." (Psalm 112:4)

An acrostic psalm describing the character and reward of the person who fears the Lord and delights in his commandments: generous, just, unafraid, and remembered. It pairs with Psalm 111's portrait of God with a portrait of the godly life.

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Commentary

Commentary on Psalm 112Commentary on Ps 112 Working Preacher

Reads Psalm 112 as anthropology paired with Psalm 111's theology.

Psalm 112 CommentaryPs 112 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Traces the acrostic portrait of the person who fears the Lord.

Psalm 112 Bible CommentaryPs 112 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse notes on the blessings promised to the righteous.

Psalm 112 (Barnes' Notes)Ps 112 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Detailed verse notes on the acrostic structure and its themes.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 112Ps 112 Sefaria

Gives the Hebrew text of the acrostic psalm alongside translation.

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