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Psalm 112:2

His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.

1Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.
2His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.
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“His offspring” extends the psalm’s view beyond one upright person, touching the hope that a life shaped by reverence for God will bless those who follow.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.Both passages look beyond a good person’s own lifetime to the good received by children and later generations.
Psalm 37:25I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.Both connect the life of the righteous with their children’s welfare, describing strength here and provision in Psalm 37.
Proverbs 20:7A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.Both speak of blessing reaching the children of someone whose life is marked by righteousness.
Genesis 17:7I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and …Both extend their view to offspring across generations, though Genesis speaks of God’s covenant and the psalm describes the upright.
Psalm 37:26All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.Both describe blessed offspring, with Psalm 37 linking that blessing to a person who acts with grace and lends.
Acts 2:39For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”Both include children within the scope of blessing or promise, while Acts also names those far off whom God calls.
Psalm 25:13His soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land.Both connect offspring with the land, describing strength in it here and inheritance of it in Psalm 25.
Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good and the good of their children after them.Both connect reverence for God with good extending to children, a link made explicit in Psalm 112’s opening.
Psalm 102:28The children of your servants will continue. Their offspring will be established before you.”Both look toward a secure future for offspring, speaking of strength here and being established before God in Psalm 102.
Job 5:25You will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.Both describe offspring flourishing, though the words in Job belong to a friend’s counsel.
Genesis 22:17–18that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your …Both describe blessing and strength for offspring, with Genesis specifying numerous descendants and possession of their enemies’ gate.
Acts 11:14who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’Both extend good beyond one individual to family members, though Acts speaks of salvation and the psalm of descendants’ blessing.
Where this verse fits

Parenting. fear for the future. gratitude.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Psalm 112:1–4 with the next generation in mind

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Encouragement

This wisdom poem gives you grounds to hope for the next generation without guaranteeing an easy life for every child. Its picture of God’s blessing reaches beyond a single lifetime.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).