What does Psalms Chapter 112 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

Children are called to bless the name now and forever. God’s height accompanies a question about regard for low things. Raising poor and joyful motherhood remain the psalm’s declarations.

Chapter breakdown

Laudate, pueri is the incipit and the heading names regard for poor and humble. Alleluia leads the command to children to praise the Lord and name. Servants is not substituted for children. The name is blessed from now forever and worthy of praise from sun's rising to setting.

God is high above nations and glory above heavens. The question asks who compares to Him dwelling high and looking upon low things in heaven and earth. He raises needy from earth and poor from dunghill that He may place him with His people's princes. Earth is not silently changed to dust and placement with princes does not specify peerage or a government office.

He makes a barren woman dwell in a house as joyful mother of children. The statement stays attributed to this praise psalm; an individual grief scene, social reproach or a guaranteed biological cure for every childless person is not added.

The story inside

Opening: Children are called to bless the name now and forever. Development: God’s height accompanies a question about regard for low things. Conclusion: Raising poor and joyful motherhood remain the psalm’s declarations.

Lessons worth keeping

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Children are called to bless the name now and forever.
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God’s height accompanies a question about regard for low things.
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Raising poor and joyful motherhood remain the psalm’s declarations.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 65047–65053
112:1. Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the name of the Lord. 112:2. Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever. 112:3. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the name of the Lord is worthy of praise.
Lines 65055–65060
112:4. The Lord is high above all nations; and his glory above the heavens. 112:5. Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: 112:6. and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?
Lines 65062–65069
112:7. Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill: 112:8. That he may place him with princes, with the princes of his people. 112:9. Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother of children.