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Psalm 112 Mar. 5  1Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in His commandments. 2His seed will be mighty in the land, the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3Wealth and riches are in His house; His righteousness endures forever. 4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous. 5It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends; he will maintain his cause in judgment. 6For he will never be shaken; the righteous will be remembered forever. 7He will not be afraid of evil news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh. 8His heart is established; he will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries. 9He has dispersed, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever, His horn will be exalted with honour. 10The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.   

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112:5 The man who deals graciously and lends-  Our generosity must reflect that of God, because “He has dispersed, He has given to the poor” (:9). His generosity to us is largely over matters in which we are responsible for the problem we end up in, and the deeper we realize this the less we will be tempted to be mean to others because we consider their poverty to be ‘their fault’.
112:9 He has given to the poor- Quoted in 2 Cor. 9:9 about how God has given His grace of forgiveness and salvation to us the spiritually poor. The Greek word for “grace” also means “gift”. In the context, Paul is urging the early Christians to be materially generous to their poorer brethren because of the grace they have received from God. His spiritual generosity to us is to be reflected in our material generosity to others (see on :5).