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Psalms 112:2

112:1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. Praise: Heb. Hallelujah
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

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His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.

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

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

112:3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

What does Psalms 112:2 mean?

Psalms 112:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זֶרַע (zeraʻ), גִּבּוֹר (gibbôwr), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

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His
seedזֶרַעzeraʻ/zeh'-rah/H2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
shall
be
mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôwr/ghib-bore'/H1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
upon
earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
the
generationדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
of
the
uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr/yaw-shawr'/H3477straight (literally or figuratively)
shall
be
blessed.בָרַךְbârak/baw-rak'/H1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 112:2.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 17:12

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. he that is eight: Heb. a son of eight days

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.

Genesis 17:9

And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

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What does Psalms 112:2 say?

Psalms 112:2 (King James Version) reads: "His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed."

Is Psalms 112:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 112:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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