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Psalms 112:3
3Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.
Psalms 112:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They themselves will be wealthy, and their good deeds will last forever.
Context of Psalms 112:3
1Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. 2Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever. 4Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous. 5Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice.
Read all of Psalms 112Psalms 112:3 word by word
הוֹן־וָעֹ֥שֶׁר בְּבֵית֑וֹ וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹ עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָעַֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 112:3
- Proverbs 3:16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
- Proverbs 15:6The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.
- Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.
- Matthew 6:33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Philippians 4:18I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
- 1 Timothy 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Psalms 112:9They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Psalms 111:3Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Isaiah 32:17The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.
- Isaiah 51:8For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations.”
- Matthew 24:22“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
Commentaries on Psalms 112:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Wealth and riches shall be in his house - This is often the case: a godly man must save both time and money. Before he was converted he lost much time, and squandered his money. All this he now saves, and therefore wealth and riches must be in his house; and if he do not distribute to the necessities of the poor, they will continue to accumulate till they be his curse; or God will, by his providence, sweep them away. Both צדקה tsedakah and are often used…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Wealth and riches shall be in his house - The Septuagint and the Vulgate render this, “glory and riches shall be in his house.” The word, however, properly means riches or wealth, and the two terms are used apparently to convey the idea that wealth or property in “varied forms” would be in his house; that is, not merely gold and silver, but all that was understood to constitute wealth - variety of garments, articles of furniture, etc. This promise is of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3blessed: Everyone will recognize the children of godly people (see Psalm 127:4) because the godly leave a legacy for their children (see 1:3; compare Matthew 6:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Temporal blessings follow the service of God, exceptions occurring only as they are seen by God to be inconsistent with those spiritual blessings which are better.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 112
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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