The Meaning of Psalms 112:9 Explained

Psalms 112:9

KJV: He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

YLT: He hath scattered -- hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

Darby: He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour.

ASV: He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He hath dispersed,  he hath given  to the poor;  his righteousness  endureth  for ever;  his horn  shall be exalted  with honour. 

What does Psalms 112:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 112:1-10 - Prosperity In Serving The Lord
Here are the two conditions of the blessed life: first, to fear the Lord; second, to delight greatly in His commandments. And then the blessed results: a mighty seed; a blessed generation; wealth and riches; enduring influence; light amid darkness; and many suchlike things. The psalm is replete with the beatitudes that alight on the heart of the man who lives for God alone.
Around us may be the encircling gloom, in which evil men and tidings lurk as savages in the shadow of the forest, but within there is the blessed sense of the presence of God, like the circle of fire within which the traveler is secure. The voice of God assures him that he shall never be moved, and the heart is so established that it cannot yield to fear. It is good to have that quiet, unperturbed confidence in God. Moses had it at the Red Sea, Exodus 14:13; Asa, before the overwhelming hosts that threatened to submerge his little army, 2 Chronicles 14:9-12; Jehoshaphat, when confronted by the hordes of Ammon, 2 Chronicles 20:12; and Hezekiah, when the Assyrian threatened to invade Judah, 2 Chronicles 32:6-8. Such a life is full of the "Hallelujah Chorus," in accord with the opening note of the psalm. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 112

1  Godliness has the promises of this life
4  And of the life to come
10  The prosperity of the godly shall be an eyesore to the wicked

What do the individual words in Psalms 112:9 mean?

He has dispersed abroad He has given to the poor His righteousness endures forever His horn will be exalted with honor
פִּזַּ֤ר ׀ נָ֘תַ֤ן לָאֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים צִ֭דְקָתוֹ עֹמֶ֣דֶת לָעַ֑ד קַ֝רְנ֗וֹ תָּר֥וּם בְּכָבֽוֹד

פִּזַּ֤ר ׀  He  has  dispersed  abroad 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּזַר  
Sense: to scatter, disperse.
נָ֘תַ֤ן  He  has  given 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לָאֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים  to  the  poor 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֶבְיׄון  
Sense: in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person.
צִ֭דְקָתוֹ  His  righteousness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.
עֹמֶ֣דֶת  endures 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
לָעַ֑ד  forever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַד  
Sense: perpetuity, for ever, continuing future.
קַ֝רְנ֗וֹ  His  horn 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶן 
Sense: horn.
תָּר֥וּם  will  be  exalted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
בְּכָבֽוֹד  with  honor 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.