Psalms 112

God teaches not only our ear but our heart; he not only informs our mind, but inclines our will; we never learn until God teaches us. If God be our Father he will teach us how to order our affairs with discretion (Psalm 112:5), how to carry ourselves wisely (1 Samuel 18:5). Davi…

[1.] In reference to others. (1.) To preserve the life of others. Comfort them in their sorrows, relieve them in their wants: Be as the good Samaritan, pour wine and oil into their wounds. Job 29:16. I was a father to the poor. —13. The blessing of him that was ready to perish c…

Psalm 112. 9. He has dispersed, he has given to the poor, his Righteousness endureth for ever. The Prophet David inspired from heaven, does in this Psalm decipher a good man; and he describes him two ways.

No: 'You are the helper of the fatherless' (Psalm 10:14) — that is, you are the helper of the destitute one who has none to go to but God. And that is a sweet Scripture (Psalm 112:7): 'He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.' He does not…

4. And by faith I live not, Christ lives in me, and I am crucified and mortified; that is, by faith I know that I did live the life of God, and was crucified to the world; whereas I was dead in sins, before I believed. 5. And because believing is somewhat more than a naked act o…

And Solomon says, Roll your care on the Lord (Proverbs 16:3). By means of this faith the heart of the righteous is fixed and established (Psalm 112:7-8). For the better practice of this duty, two rules must be remembered.

Why so? Because they shall grow more and more; they shall have the same will and affections, and shall continue constant in their good course: as it is said, (Psalm 112:9) He has distributed abroad, and given to the poor: his righteousness endures forever. Now this is added beca…

The Righteous showeth Mercy, and giveth; and Verse 26, He is ever merciful, and lendeth. Psalm 112. 4. He is gracious, and full of Compassion, and Righteous.

Verse 26. 'He is ever merciful, and lends.' Psalm 112. 5. 'A good Man shows Favour, and lends.' Verse 9. 'He has dispersed abroad, and given to the Poor.'

But this virgin utters nothing but her vileness, wherein she lived and abode willingly, she never coveted nor thought upon honor and height, neither did she consider and behold her lowliness. This humility is so fair and precious, that she cannot abide her own countenance but th…

6. Faith is the grace that makes a man valiant and victorious, as all the cloud of witnesses (Hebrews 11) proves. Again, if we consider the neck, as it is commended here, as being like a tower for uprightness and straightness; it signifies a quiet serene mind, and a confident bo…

He will be your rock and fortress, your high tower to defend you, or your deliverer to redeem you out of all your troubles: trust in God alone for all things: if you make use of creatures, do not lean and stay upon them, for they will slip from under you; but stay yourselves on…

In those days his goodness shall manifest itself more than before, the beams of his love shall break forth more abundantly in the days of the Gospel, and shall bear more direct and hotter on the hearts of men, and then they shall fear him more, because they shall love him more.…

You think your comfort stays, and all this while God's honor waits. So (Psalm 112:1), Praise you the Lord; Blessed is the man that fears the Lord. It is the Lord's praise that his servants are the only and blessed people in the world.

1. Have we a delight in obedience to God's precepts? Psalm 112:1: They that fear God, delight greatly in his commandments. It is not enough to serve God, but we must serve him delightfully; for he is a good Master, and his work has wages in the mouth of it.

1. A new nature, for what we do naturally, we do with complacency and delight. That which is forced and done against the grain and bent of our hearts can never be delightful, and therefore there needs a principle of grace within (Psalm 112:1). Blessed is the man that fears the L…

1. This fixes and establishes the heart against all fears which so often prove a snare to us. Psalm 112:7: He shall not be afraid of evil tidings, his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. Ill news and cross accidents falling out in the world do not dismay him, because he looks…

Fear to offend God, and joy in his favor may well stand together; (Psalm 2:10) Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. There is a sweet mixture in a gracious heart of a holy awe and seriousness, with a delightful sense of God's goodness: these graces may easily be…

1. Delight in the law implies obedience, for it is not a delight that arises from speculation or the contemplation of the truth revealed therein. I delight to do your will, O my God; yes, your law is within my heart (Psalm 40:8), and Psalm 112:1: Blessed is the man that fears th…

All shall work ⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩, for good; our maladies shall be our medicines: and shall we repine at that which shall undoubtedly do us good? To the upright there arises light in darkness (Psalm 112:4). Affliction may be baptized Marah; it is bitter, but medicinal.

Deuteronomy 15:8: If there is a poor man within your gates, you shall open your hand wide to him. The word 'to disperse' (Psalm 112:9) signifies a largeness of bounty; it must be like water that overflows the banks. If God has enriched men with estates and made his candle shine…

The sacrament has glorious effects in the hearts of God's children; it quickens their affections, strengthens their faith, mortifies their sin, revives their hopes, increases their joy; it gives a foretaste of heaven. 2. Evil things work for good to God's children (Psalm 112:4).…

We are all ambitious of a blessing, then let us espouse religion. Psalm 112:1: Blessed is the man that fears the Lord. But you will say, this way is everywhere spoken against.

Hence they are called the sure mercies of David (Isaiah 55). The Lord following the seed of the Godly with real mercies — so that it cannot be called the favor of a ceremony and instituted or positive privilege belonging only to the Jews — as that his seed is blessed (Psalm 37:2…

(5.) Infants are debarred from Covenant-calling and gathering in under the wings of Christ: contrary to Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 23:37, Psalm 147:19-20, and excluded from God's Covenant-choice: contrary to Deuteronomy 7:6-9, 13-14, Deuteronomy 10:15, and left being heirs of wra…

If God shall never answer their calls, and they shall never find God; they will never be saved. Psalm 112:10: "The desire of the wicked shall perish." Job 8:13-14: The hypocrite's hope shall perish: whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

(Isaiah 26:20) Come my people, and hide yourself for a little moment till this calamity be past; as if he would tell them, a small time of seeking God, would many times prevail with God for the protection of his people in their greatest and worst evils; shut the door, be private…

If you take away from the midst of you, the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; and if you draw out the soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in obscurity, and your darkness be as the noon-day; and the Lord shall g…