Psalms 112:9
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
American King James Version (AKJV)
He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.
Webster's Revision
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
World English Bible
He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
English Revised Version (ERV)
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; his righteousness endureth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Clarke's Psalms 112:9 Bible Commentary
He hath dispersed - He has scattered abroad his munificence; he has given particularly to the poor; his righteousness - his almsgiving, his charity, remaineth for ever. See on Psalm 112:3 (note).
His horn - His power and authority shall be exalted with honor. He shall rise to influence only through his own worth, and not by extortion or flattery.
Barnes's Psalms 112:9 Bible Commentary
He hath dispersed ... - This is another characteristic of a righteous man, and another reason of the permanent honor which will be rendered to him. The meaning is, that he is liberal; he freely scatters what he has; he divides it with those who are needy and unfortunate. One part of mankind have an overplus - have more than they need for themselves and their families - and that overplus is what is designed to meet the needs of the unfortunate, the weak, the aged, the imbecile, the infirm, who have "not" enough. It is the "treasury" of God - the "reservoir" where that is gathered which is to be distributed for the needs of the helpless and the dependent. The righteous man is one who enters fully into this arrangement, and who feels that all this overplus belongs to God, and is to be appropriated as he shall direct.
His righteousness endureth for ever - His acts of charity are constant. His piety is not fitful, spasmodic, uncertain; it is steady principle; it is firm and solid; it may always be relied on. See Psalm 112:3.
His horn shall be exalted with honor - See the notes at Psalm 75:10.
Wesley's Psalms 112:9 Bible Commentary
112:9 Dispersed - His goods, freely and liberally. Righteousness - His liberality, or the reward of it. Ever - What he gives is not lost, but indeed is the only part of his estate, which will abide with him to all eternity.