Psalm 112

Meditating on the Word of God is not the transcendental endeavour which most people associate with the term ‘meditation’. Joshua 1:8 states, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Meditation is something we ought to do moment by moment; connecting with heaven’s throne wherever we are, whenever we can. The Hebrew word for meditate is ‘Hagah’ which means ‘to utter, to muse, and to mutter’. Bible verses are to be mused over and repeated thoroughly and in prayer, to ourselves, over every situation, until they become a part of our lives.

The Happiness of a Good Person

Psalm 112

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.
³Wealth 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.
⁶Surely the righteous will never be shaken;
they will be remembered forever.

⁷They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
⁸Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.
⁹They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,
their righteousness endures forever;
their horn will be lifted high in honour.

¹⁰The wicked will see and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

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