“Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.”
For the righteous will never be moved; they will be remembered forever. The stability ('never be moved') and eternal remembrance of the righteous contrast with the fate of the wicked. The permanence of memory suggests that righteous legacy endures. This verse establishes that the righteous achieve durability through virtue.
Church Fathers on Psalms 112:6
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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