I think someone made a mistake. Chapter 112 of Psalms is in the wrong spot. Really. You would expect to see this style of writing in the book of Proverbs, or even Job. Don’t believe me? Read this and you will agree…

Psalm 112

¹ Praise the LORD.
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in his commands.

² His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.

³ Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.

⁴ Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.

⁵ Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who conducts his affairs with justice.

⁶ Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.

⁷ He will have no fear of bad news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

⁸ His heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

⁹ He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his righteousness endures forever;
his horn will be lifted high in honor.

¹⁰ The wicked man will see and be vexed,
he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Now if you’re not familiar with Proverbs, King Solomon (David’s Son), records his fatherly advice to his sons. Proverbs is a book of wisdom that should be a guideline to help any young man (or woman) to make the right decisions. Now we finally know where Solomon got his cadence, he stole it from “the Poet”!

So I’m right. Let’s all agree to move Psalms 112 to Proverbs. It would fit right in with the “if you do this, than this will happen” logic that Proverbs regularly uses. It also talks about the “Fear of God”, which is mentioned a billion times in Proverbs. It also contrasts the “life of a godly man” vs “the wicked man“, which is a obvious copyright violation of the book of Proverbs.

Maybe Solomon instead should sue David. Or maybe these kings actually knew what they were talking about and both thought it important to share. Naaah! Let’s just all cut and paste this passage and admit this was a royal mistake.