Discovery BoxPsalms 112:5-9 
Context112:5 It goes well for the one 1 who generously lends money,
and conducts his business honestly. 2
112:6 For he will never be upended;
others will always remember one who is just. 3
112:7 He does not fear bad news.
He 4 is confident; he trusts 5 in the Lord.
112:8 His resolve 6 is firm; he will not succumb to fear
before he looks in triumph on his enemies.
112:9 He generously gives 7 to the needy;
his integrity endures. 8
He will be vindicated and honored. 9
1 tn Heb “man.”
2 tn Heb “he sustains his matters with justice.”
3 tn Heb “for an eternal memorial a just [one] will be.”
4 tn Heb “his heart,” viewed here as the seat of the volition and emotions (see Ps 108:1).
5 tn The passive participle בָּטֻחַ [בָּטוּחַ] (batuakh [batuakh]) expresses a state that results from the subject’s action. See Isa 26:3.
6 tn Heb “his heart,” viewed here as the seat of the volition.
7 tn Heb “he scatters, he gives.”
8 tn Heb “stands forever.”
9 tn Heb “his horn will be lifted up in honor.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17).
