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Psalm 112

Psa. 112:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Unto the upright
yashar (Hebrew #3477)
straight (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
Pronounce: yaw-shawr'
Origin: from 3474
there ariseth
zarach (Hebrew #2224)
properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)
KJV usage: arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.
Pronounce: zaw-rakh'
Origin: a primitive root
h light
'owr (Hebrew #216)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
KJV usage: bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Pronounce: ore
Origin: from 215
in the darkness
choshek (Hebrew #2822)
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
KJV usage: dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Pronounce: kho-shek'
Origin: from 2821
: he is gracious
channuwn (Hebrew #2587)
gracious
KJV usage: gracious.
Pronounce: khan-noon'
Origin: from 2603
, and full of compassion
rachuwm (Hebrew #7349)
compassionate
KJV usage: full of compassion, merciful.
Pronounce: rakh-oom'
Origin: from 7355
, and righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
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Psa. 97:11• 11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. (Psa. 97:11)
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Isa. 58:10• 10and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday; (Isa. 58:10)

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Ministry on This Verse

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there ariseth.
Psa. 37:6• 6and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. (Psa. 37:6)
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Psa. 97:11• 11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. (Psa. 97:11)
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Job 11:17• 17And life shall arise brighter than noonday; though thou be enshrouded in darkness, thou shalt be as the morning, (Job 11:17)
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Isa. 50:10• 10Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that hearkeneth to the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light,--let him confide in the name of Jehovah, and stay himself upon his God. (Isa. 50:10)
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Isa. 58:10• 10and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday; (Isa. 58:10)
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Mic. 7:8‑9• 8Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.
 9I will bear the indignation of Jehovah--for I have sinned against him--until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness. (Mic. 7:8‑9)
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Mal. 4:2• 2And unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and leap like fatted calves. (Mal. 4:2)
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John 12:46• 46I am come into the world as light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness; (John 12:46)
he is gracious.
Psa. 106:1• 1Hallelujah! Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. (Psa. 106:1)
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Luke 6:36• 36Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful. (Luke 6:36)
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2 Cor. 8:8‑9• 8I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.
 9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched. (2 Cor. 8:8‑9)
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Eph. 4:32• 32and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you. (Eph. 4:32)
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Eph. 5:1‑2,9,15• 1Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,
 2and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
 9(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
 15See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise, (Eph. 5:1‑2,9,15)
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Col. 3:12‑13• 12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
 13forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any should have a complaint against any; even as the Christ has forgiven you, so also do *ye*. (Col. 3:12‑13)
righteous.
Titus 2:11‑12• 11For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,
 12teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things, (Titus 2:11‑12)
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1 John 2:29• 29If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is begotten of him. (1 John 2:29)
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1 John 3:7,10• 7Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as *he* is righteous.
 10In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother. (1 John 3:7,10)
• {v.4-5} We must learn to trust to God, blessing is sure to the obedient. But thus walking with God, peace of heart and the sense of goodness make him gracious and full of compassion towards others—upright too with them. Self-seeking is not his governing principle. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 107-113” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv. 4-5) The character of the one thus blessed is then delineated. He is gracious, full of compassion, and righteous. In conduct he shows favor and acts with wisdom. (“Psalms 112” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness; he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.