Psalm 112

In the New Testament, verse 9 is quoted in 2 Corinthians 9:9.{{cite book|last= Kirkpatrick| first= A. F. | author-link=Alexander Kirkpatrick| title= The Book of Psalms: with Introduction and Notes |series=The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges | volume = Book IV and V: Psalms XC-CL | place = Cambridge |publisher= At the University Press | year = 1901 | pages = 840 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=SLJzlHElr6cC | access-date= February 28, 2019}}

The psalm begins הַלְלוּ-יָהּ:אַשְׁרֵי-אִישׁ, יָרֵא אֶת-יְהוָה; בְּמִצְו‍ֹתָיו, חָפֵץ מְאֹד.

Saint Benedict of Nursia attributed the psalms from the Psalm 110 at the services of Vespers, in its Rule of St. Benedict set to 530 AD.{{clarify|date=May 2022}} So this psalm was traditionally recited or sung during the solemn service of Vespers on Sunday between the Psalm 111 and Psalm 113.Règle de saint Benoît, traduction de Prosper Guéranger, Abbaye Saint-Pierre de SolesmesPsautier latin-français du bréviaire monastique, 1938/2003 p486

In ordinary Roman rite, Psalm 112 is currently the reading of the fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Moreover, in the Liturgy of the Hours enacted in 1970, the psalm is still recited at Vespers of Sunday's fourth weekThe main cycle of liturgical prayers takes place over four weeks. and evening of the Solemnity of the Epiphany.

In the Agpeya, the Coptic Church's book of hours, this psalm is prayed in the office of None.{{cite web |title=None|url= https://www.agpeya.org/None/none.html|accessdate=4 March 2025 |publisher=agpeya.org}}

Heinrich Schütz composed a metred paraphrase of Psalm 112 in German, "Der ist fürwahr ein selig Mann", SWV 210, for the Becker Psalter, published first in 1628.

The Latin text was set to music by many composers of different nationalities, such as the French Michel-Richard Delalande and André Campra. Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed five different "Beatus vir qui timet Dominum", H.154, H.199-H.199a, H.208, H.221, H.224 between 1670 and 1695, François Giroust, one setting (1777) and many other composers also set these words. Beatus vir is the title of many musical settings for Vespers, such as in Monteverdi's 1610 Vespro della Beata Vergine and 1640 Selva morale e spirituale, Vivaldi's Beatus Vir, and the third movement of Mozart's Vesperae de Dominica (K. 321) and Vesperae solennes de confessore (K. 339).

Górecki composed Beatus Vir, Op. 38, for baritone, large mixed chorus and grand orchestra in 1979.

The following table shows the Hebrew text{{cite web |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt26b2.htm |title=Psalms – Chapter 112 |publisher=Mechon Mamre}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.112?ven=The_Holy_Scriptures:_A_New_Translation_(JPS_1917)&lang=bi |title=Psalms 112 - JPS 1917 |publisher= Sefaria.org}} of the Psalm with vowels, alongside the Koine Greek text in the Septuagint{{cite web |title=Psalm 111 - Septuagint and Brenton's Septuagint Translation|url=https://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/septuagint/chapter.asp?book=24&page=111 |accessdate=3 March 2025 |publisher=Ellopos}} and the English translation from the King James Version. Note that the meaning can slightly differ between these versions, as the Septuagint and the Masoretic text come from different textual traditions.A 1917 translation directly from Hebrew to English by the Jewish Publication Society can be found [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt26b2.htm here] or [https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.112?ven=The_Holy_Scriptures:_A_New_Translation_(JPS_1917)&lang=bi here], and an 1844 translation directly from the Septuagint by L. C. L. Brenton can be found [https://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/septuagint/chapter.asp?book=24&page=111 here]. Both translations are in the public domain. In the Septuagint, this psalm is numbered Psalm 111.

1. Beatus vir, qui timet Dominum, in mandatis ejus volet nimis.
2. Potens in terra erit semen ejus, generatio rectorum benedicetur.
3. Gloria et divitiae in domo ejus, et iustitia ejus manet in saeculum saeculi.
4. Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis, misericors et miserator et iustus.
5. Iucundus homo, qui miseretur et commodat, disponet res suas in judicio,
6. quia in aeternum non commovebitur. In memoria aeterna erit iustus,
7. ab auditione mala non timebit. Paratum cor ejus, sperare in Domino,
8. confirmatum est cor eius, non commovebitur, donec despiciat inimicos suos.
9. Dispersit dedit pauperibus; justitia ejus manet in saeculum saeculi, cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria.
10. Peccator videbit et irascetur, dentibus suis fremet et tabescet. Desiderium peccatorum peribit.

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• [https://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt26b2.htm Psalms Chapter 112] text in Hebrew and English, mechon-mamre.org
• [https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/psalm-112/ Psalm 112 – The Blessings Upon Those Who Fear the LORD] text and detailed commentary, enduringword.com
• [http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/112 Hallelujah! Blessed the man who fears the LORD] text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
• [https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/treasury-of-david/psalms-112-1.html Psalm 112:1] introduction and text, biblestudytools.com
• [https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/daily-prayer/psalter/psalm-112 Psalm 112 / Refrain: The righteous will be held in everlasting remembrance.] Church of England
• [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20111 Psalm 112] at biblegateway.com
• [https://hymnary.org/browse/scripture/Psalms/112?sort=totalInstances Hymns for Psalm 112] hymnary.org

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