This Psalm gives the difference of the character and results (as God's part previously) of the fearers of the Lord, who delight-for the heart is active in these things-greatly in the Lord's commandments. Here now is the way even of earthly grandeur, but the desire of the wicked shall perish.
These three Psalms go together, and I know nothing more instructive than the comparison of this and the other (former) one; all three are "Hallelujah"—the first, o-deh Jehovah (I will give thanks to Jehovah)—the second ash-re-ish (0 the blessings of the man)—the third hal'lu av' de Jehovah (Praise ye, ye servants of Jehovah) hal'lu eth shem Jehovah (Praise ye the name of Jehovah) i.e., the third being under and in the blessings of the second, by virtue of what Jehovah is in the first as in those blessings, the servant of Jehovah praises His Name so known in them. The person spoken of in this Psalm (112) is one then who, through or without reference to circumstances, fears the Lord—that constitutes his character and he delights exceedingly in His commandments. But this, while taken abstractedly true, has its trial and accomplishment in the evil day; he who is so shall be not only blessed himself, but his seed shall be gibbor (powerful) in the earth—they shall be the great ones "Princes in all lands"—the generation, company, class of the upright ones shall be blessed. Darkness he may be and will be in—is proud in it—the darkness even of Antichrist, for it is of the Jew, yea and worse apparently, after even the indignation, but light ariseth up to him.
Then specially what we have to notice is that, verse by verse, the thing celebrated in Jehovah in the other Psalm is exhibited in the blessing or character of him that fears Him in this; compare 2 Cor. 3 and 4. Where it is the exercise of power, it is actual blessing; where it is the exhibition of character it is forming into it, the likeness or image of Him that created him as the enjoyer of His blessings; and each verse, I think, will be found to disclose this most instructively. But, how blessed that we should have all! How creatively wonderful! The blessing of Jehovah's character transferred, as it were, to us with this entire difference because of its nature and Jehovah's Name, a Name of perpetuity, that it is not, as Adam, defeasible blessing as separate merely and accessible to evil, but even as Jehovah, "His righteousness endureth forever"—for this wondrous blessing is alike affirmed of both; compare verses 3 and 4 of each Psalm, and verse 9 of each Psalm. And note the two things connected with His righteousness enduring forever; and compare every verse, as verse 7, etc.