PSALMS LESSON 116
We will begin this lesson by giving the 112th Psalm in metre.
THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE
Chapter 112
Verse 1. "How blest the man that fears the Lord, And makes his law
his chief delight; His seed shall share his great reward,
And on the earth be men of might."
Verse 2. "Abounding wealth shall bless his home, His righteousness
shall still endure, To him shall light arise in gloom; He's
kind, compassionate and pure."
Verse 3. "The good will favor show, and lend, And his affairs
discreetly guide; Unmoved he stands till life shall end, His
name and honor shall abide."
Verse 4. "No evil tidings shall he fear; His heart doth on the Lord
repose; He stands unmoved by dangers near, Till he shall see
his prostrate foes."
Verse 5. "Dispersing gifts among the poor, His lib'ral hands their
wants supply; His righteousness shall still endure, His
pow'r shall be exalted high."
Verse 6. "The barren woman house to keep He maketh, and to be Of sons
a mother full of joy. Praise to the Lord give ye.
We will now begin the verse by verse study of the 112th Psalm.
Psalms 112:1 "Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth
the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments."
The last Psalm was telling of the greatness of the Lord and that
we should praise Him. This Psalm is telling of the blessings of the
people who bless the Lord. Not only does this man that is blessed,
fear the Lord and keep His commandments, but delights in doing the
same. The blessed of the Lord is aware that the commandments of the
Lord are not grievous. We have spoken in many of these lessons, how
the commandments that God has given to man are for the benefit of man,
as well as God. If a man will keep the commandments of God, his life
will be blessed.
Psalms 112:2 "His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation
of the upright shall be blessed."
The seed spoken of here, I believe to be the seed of Abraham.
Galatians 3:29 "And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed,
and heirs according to the promise." The blessings of Abraham are upon
the seed spoken of here. They are mighty upon the earth. They will
reign with Jesus upon the earth.
Psalms 112:3 "Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his
righteousness endureth for ever."
David and Solomon did have great material wealth upon the earth,
but I believe this is speaking of spiritual blessings. Of course, all
in the earth belongs to God. The whole world and everything in it, is
the property of God. He is the Creator and everything is His creation.
Psalms 112:4 "Unto the upright there ariseth light in the
darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous."
This world is full of darkness. We live in that darkness, until
we receive the Lord Jesus as our Saviour and Lord. When you receive
Jesus {who is the Light} into your life, you receive His Light, and it
does away with darkness. Jesus is full of grace, compassion, and
righteousness. If we have Christ in us, we are full of grace, and
compassion, and righteousness, too. It is His grace, and His
compassion, and His righteousness we are full of.
Psalms 112:5 "A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will
guide his affairs with discretion."
If we are a Christian in the true sense, then we are a believer
in, and a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. A Christian should be as
much like his Leader {Jesus} as possible. We should do the same things
He would do. There are several meanings to the word discretion here.
One of the meanings is divine law. Another meaning is judgement.
He is just to all men, is possibly what this is saying.
Psalms 112:6 "Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the
righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance."
The righteous are those who have received righteousness through
Jesus Christ our Lord. They do inherit eternal life in Him. Man will
live forever somewhere. We choose our place to spend eternity. If we
receive Jesus as our Saviour, we inherit eternal life in heaven with
Jesus.
Psalms 112:7 "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart
is fixed, trusting in the LORD."
One of the best examples of this is Job. He lost his family, his
wealth, his health even, and he did not once doubt that God would
deliver him. He was stayed in his heart on God, and all thathell could
send against him did not once cause him to doubt. Christians should
not be moved by the circumstances around them. We should know beyond a
shadow of a doubt that all is well with our soul.
Psalms 112:8 "His heart [is] established, he shall not be afraid,
until he see [his desire] upon his enemies."
The sad thing is that there is a day coming when the enemy of the
Christian and the enemy of God will feel the wrath of Almighty God.
God is longsuffering, but there will come a time when He will say, it
is enough. If we are established in the Lord, the small tribulations
of this earth should not stagger our faith.
Psalms 112:9 "He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his
righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with
honour."
The followers of the Lord will be quick to distribute the
blessings the Lord has showered upon them. The difference in the world
and the believer is that the believer cares for the poor. We know the
Lord Jesus said, Inasmuch as ye have done it to the least of these, ye
have done it unto me. We can not directly do great things for the
Lord, but when we help the needy and the widows, we are doing it as
unto the Lord. Remember, the horn means power, or strength. God will
honour those who are the followers of the Lord.
Psalms 112:10 "The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he
shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked
shall perish."
Notice, that it is not the believer that gnashes his teeth. It is
the evil one. The wicked will see the blessings that God showers on
the believers, and then he will be sorry he did not believe, but it
will be too late. The wrath of God will fall on the wicked, and they
will beg for the rocks to fall upon them. They will seek death, but it
will not come. God gives them ample time to repent, and they do not.
Each terrible happening that comes upon them is followed by, and they
repented not.
To summarize this lesson, we see that the blessings of God are
reserved for the believers. The believers have the same heart as their
Lord and Saviour. They try to do the things that are the will of God
for their lives. They face tribulation and never falter. At the end,
they will reign with Jesus over the evil. The evil will awake to their
mistake in not receiving the Lord, but it will be too late!
Questions 116
1. Blessed is the man that ________ the LORD.
2. What is this Psalm telling of?
3. How do the blessed of the Lord feel about the commandments?
4. Who do the commandments of God benefit?
5. Who are the seed in verse 2?
6. Quote Galations chapter 3 verse 29.
7. _______ an ________ shall be in his house.
8. Who were two Old Testament Kings who were wealthy?
9. What kind of blessings does the author believe verse 3 is speaking
of?
10. Who receives Light in this darkened world?
11. Who is the Light?
12. Where do we get the compassion that we have?
13. Verse 5 says, a good man sheweth _____ and ________.
14. A Christian, in the true sense, is what?
15. What does discretion, in verse 5, mean?
16. Who are the righteous?
17. Why shall the believer not be afraid of evil tidings?
18. Who is a very good example of this?
19. Should a Christian be moved by circumstances?
20. What is the sad thing about that coming day of wrath?
21. What does verse 9 say a believer does?
22. What does the horn symbolize?
23. How can you do great things for Jesus?
24. Who shall gnash his teeth?
25. The wicked shall seek death, but __ ____ ___ ____.
26. Each terrible happening that comes upon the evil is followed by
___ ____ ___________ ___.
27. The blessings of God are reserved for the ________.
28. Describe the believer.
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