Passage

Psalms 112.9

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"7. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah. 8. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, Until he see his desire upon his adversaries."

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

"10. The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish." (Psalms 112:7-10, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh. 8. His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries."

"9. He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor."

"10. The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish." (Psalms 112:7-10, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. 8. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies."

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

"10. The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish." (Psalms 112:7-10, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. Of an evil report he is not afraid, Prepared is His heart, confident in Jehovah. 8. Sustained is his heart, he feareth not, Till that he look on his adversaries."

"9. He hath scattered, hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour."

"10. The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!" (Psalms 112:7-10, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6666 - tzedakah

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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