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Psalms 112:5 — King James Version← Study notes

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.


Psalms 112:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 112:57 words
HebrewMeaning
טֽוֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
אִ֭ישׁʾiyš
a personnounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
חוֹנֵ֣ןḥwōnēn
who shows favorverbH2603
fair · (be · find · shew) favour ···
וּ/מַלְוֶ֑הwmaləweh
and who lendsconjH3867
borrow · cleave · join · lend
יְכַלְכֵּ֖לyəkaləkēl
he maintainsverbH3557
can) abide · bear · comprehend · contain ···
דְּבָרָ֣י/וdəbārāyw
affairs hisnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
בְּ/מִשְׁפָּֽטbəmišəpāṭ
with justicepronH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 112:5

1. I believe, brethren, that you remarked and committed to memory the title of this Psalm. “The conversion,” he says, “of Haggai and Zechariah.” These prophets were not as yet in existence, when these verses were sung.. ..But both, the one within a year after the other, began to prophesy that which seems to pertain to the restoration of the temple, as was foretold so long before.. ..“For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.” 1 Corinthians 3:17 Whoever therefore…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 112
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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