Psalm 112 — Hebrew and Greek compared
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Psalm 112
The generous person's enduring righteousness
Verse 112:1 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:1] Praise Yah!
Happy is the man who fears YHWH,
who greatly delights in His commandments.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:1] Hallelujah!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord;
he will greatly delight in His commandments.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The blessing of reverent delight in God's commands corresponds. Both sources begin with the praise acclamation; no extra historical superscription is present in the accessed Greek.
Verse 112:2 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:2] His seed will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:2] His seed will be powerful in the land;
a generation of the upright will be blessed.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The flourishing seed and blessed upright generation correspond.
Verse 112:3 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:3] Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:3] Glory and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness remains for an age of an age.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew wealth differs from Greek glory in the first pair; both retain riches and enduring righteousness. The possessor here is the righteous person, not automatically God.
Verse 112:4 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:4] Light has risen in darkness for the upright—
gracious, compassionate and righteous.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:4] Light sprang up in darkness for the upright—
merciful, compassionate and righteous.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Both juxtapose rising light with three personal attributes. Their precise subject remains unexpressed in the line, so no proper name is inserted. Rabbinic: Rashi on 112:4 reads the rising causatively and also reports an interpretation in which God Himself becomes their light (RASHI-PS112).
Verse 112:5 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:5] Good is the man who is gracious and lends;
he manages his affairs with judgment.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:5] Kind is the man who has compassion and lends;
he will manage his words with judgment.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew devarim is rendered affairs with Rashi's explanation of measured personal needs; Greek logoi is retained as words (RASHI-PS112). Both nouns can have a wider contextual range, so the particular affairs/words distinction remains provisional.
Verse 112:6 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:6] For he will never totter;
the righteous person will be remembered forever.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:6] For he will never be shaken;
the righteous person will be an everlasting memorial.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Stability and lasting remembrance of the righteous correspond.
Verse 112:7 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:7] He will not fear an evil report;
his heart is firm, trusting in YHWH.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:7] He will not fear an evil report;
his heart is ready to hope in the Lord.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Both describe confidence amid bad news, with firm trust versus readiness to hope.
Verse 112:8 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:8] His heart is supported; he will not fear,
until he looks upon his adversaries.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:8] His heart is established; he shall certainly not fear,
until he looks upon his enemies.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The supported heart and fearless view of enemies correspond. Neither source explicitly supplies an added object such as their destruction.
Verse 112:9 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:9] He scattered gifts; he gave to the needy.
His righteousness endures forever;
his horn will rise in glory.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:9] He scattered gifts; he gave to the poor.
His righteousness remains for an age of an age;
his horn will be raised in glory.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Both link generous distribution, enduring righteousness and exaltation. Saints: 2 Corinthians 9:8–10 explicitly quotes the distribution and enduring-righteousness clauses while encouraging generous good works; its Greek quotation has a shorter age formula than this Greek psalm (SBL-2COR-PS).
Verse 112:10 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[112:10] A wicked man will see and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth and melt away;
the desire of the wicked will perish.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[111:10] A sinner will see and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the desire of sinners will perish.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both end with anger, gnashing teeth, wasting and the failure of wicked desire.