He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
The world thinks wickedness brings prosperity, and most pursue it by fraud and plunder because they believe integrity brings misery. The prophet shows us otherwise: God's fatherly care yields far more advantage than any injury we could inflict to seize what we want.
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Commenting on Psalm 112:1-10
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings. He shall have no dread that evil tidings will come, and he shall not be alarmed when they do come. Rumours and reports he despises; prophecies of evil, vented by fanatical mouths, he ridicules; actual and verified information of loss and distress he bears with equanimity, resigning everything into the hands of God. His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
The righteous man's reputation is settled and firm; his foundation cannot be moved. Though enemies labor to sully his name, his integrity shall clear itself and endure in everlasting remembrance, while wicked men's lifted horns shall all be cut off.
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Commenting on Psalm 112:6-10