Psalms 112 · Verse 2

Psalms 112:2

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Psalms 112:2, King James Version

Psalms 112:2 in other translations

BSB	His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
WEB	His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
ASV	His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
YLT	Mighty in the earth is his seed, The generation of the upright is blessed.
DARBY	His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
BBE	His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.
Webster	His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

What does Psalms 112:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 112:2-3

2-3. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 2 His seed shall be mighty - זרעו zaro, his posterity. So the word should always be understood in this connection.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 112:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

גִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BormightyH1368

בָּ֭אָרֶץBa.'a.retzin the landH776

יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beH1961

זַרְע֑וֹzar.'Ooffspring hisH2233

דּ֭וֹרDor[the] generation ofH1755

יְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.Rimupright [people]H3477

יְבֹרָֽךְ\׃ye.vo.Rakhit will be blessedH1288

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 112:2

Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Psalms 37:26
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Proverbs 20:7
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Acts 2:39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Psalms 25:13
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Jeremiah 32:39
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Psalms 102:28
The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
Genesis 22:17-18
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

25:13; 37:26; 102:28; Ge 17:7; 22:17,18; Pr 20:7; Jer 32:39; Ac 2:39

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Psalms 112:1
Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalms 112:2
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Psalms 112:3
Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

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Psalms 112:2 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Su simiente será poderosa en la tierra: la generación de los rectos será bendita.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Sa semence sera puissante dans le pays;… la génération des hommes droits sera bénie.
German Elberfelder 1871	Sein Same wird mächtig sein im Lande; es wird gesegnet werden das Geschlecht der Aufrichtigen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Sit nomen Domini benedictum ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum.