Изъяснение псалма 111-го.

"Hallelujah" And this psalm in the inscription is called a song; He offers the teaching of piety to those who wish. Ps.111:1. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord and deeply loves His commandments. “Blessed is the man who fears the Lord; he will greatly delight in His commandments. He who is adorned with such reverence and protected by the fear of God, turns all his thoughts to the fulfillment of God’s words, and hastens to fulfill this with all zeal. Then the Prophet shows the fruit of such seeds. Ps.111:2. His seed will be mighty in the earth; the generation of the upright will be blessed. “His seed will be mighty on the earth.” because this seemed desirable to the people who lived then; then he promises that it will be given to those who keep the commandments. And God gave this for the sake of Abraham to Israel, for the sake of David who came from him, and for the sake of Israel to the descendants who were even lawless. "The family of the upright will be blessed." Those who take care to observe equality and truth will reap the fruits of God's blessing. Ps.111:3. Abundance and wealth are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. "Glory and riches are in his house." And this promise is given to those who are still imperfect, unable to comprehend what is perfect. But the Lord Christ teaches the perfect otherwise, saying: “Do not acquire gold, nor silver, nor copper for your belts, nor feasts on the road, nor boots, nor rods” (Matthew 10:9-10): and again: “Whoever does not renounce all his possessions cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:33); and: “If you want to be perfect, sell your possessions and give to the poor” (Matthew 19:21). However, legitimizing the latter, he also promises and gives the former imperfectly: thus he added both glory and wealth to Solomon; Thus he gave the wealth of the Egyptians to the children of Israel. “And his righteousness endureth for ever and ever;” because the God of all has an unforgettable memory, and keeps His glory ever-memorable. Ps.111:4. In darkness the light rises upright; He is good and merciful and righteous. “Breaking light in the darkness” to tongues 37. The Prophet calls darkness, sometimes ignorance, and sometimes disasters, and he also calls light, sometimes knowledge, and sometimes deliverance from evils. Therefore, he says that he will show the truth to the ignorant, and when something sorrowful strikes, he will give his help; This is how he snatched Joseph from his fratricidal hands, this is how he made him the winner of slander; So, during the abduction of Sarah, he provided His help to Abraham; Thus he terrified Laban, and showed the one who was fleeing from his pursuer to the strongest. Therefore, this is a sign of divine power - to allow sorrow to fall on the righteous, for their exercise, but to dispel this cloud and grant good news. “Merciful and generous and righteous.” He determines this by being guided by righteousness, mercy and goodness; because he cares as one who loves mankind, but when it pleases Him to crown the righteous, he allows exploits and, as soon as possible, stops them out of immeasurable goodness. Ps.111:5. A good person shows mercy and lends; he will give steadfastness to his words at the trial. “It is good for a man to be generous and give; he will order his words in court.” And Symmachus translated this: kind, charitable, ready to serve, arranges his affairs with reason; because, imitating His Master, he generously heals the needs of slaves like himself, showing them mercy, as one who shares the same nature with them, and willingly supplying them, as one expecting reward from the common Master. And such a person does not do anything recklessly, but rightly, guided by reason, he directs both his words and deeds. “As if it never moves”; because such a person has a strong will that does not allow any change in difficult circumstances. Ps.111:6. He will never be shaken; the righteous will be in eternal memory. “For eternal memory there will be a righteous man.” Such a one will be glorious, praised by everyone, and will leave behind an ever-memorable glory. Ps.111:7. He will not be afraid of evil rumors: his heart is strong, trusting in the Lord. “He will fear no evil from hearing.” He will not be afraid of any threats or news sufficient to instill fear. Ps.111:8. His heart is established: he will not fear when he looks at his enemies. “His heart is ready to trust in the Lord.” And Symmachus, instead of: “ready,” translated again: firmly; that is, he has unshakable and firm hope in God, and therefore neglects such rumors. “If his heart is strengthened, he will not fear, Dondezhe will look at his enemies.” For not only is he not afraid of his enemies, but out of hope in God he expects their overthrow. Ps.111:9. He lavished, gave to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will rise in glory. “Give to the needy: his righteousness endures forever.” In each of these sayings, the teaching of virtue is offered to those who wish. The Prophet says that he who is adorned with reverence and the fear of God not only shows mercy to those in need, but does this with great generosity, and imitates those who mercilessly sow and scatter seeds in the hope of collecting handles. For likewise he awaits the acquisition of righteousness. “His horn shall rise in glory.” The Prophet calls the fortress a horn, taking the image from animals that are armed with horns and use them to repel attackers. Therefore, he says that he who has acquired the wealth of virtue will be both strong and famous. Ps.111:10. The wicked will see this and will be vexed, gnashing his teeth and fainting. The desire of the wicked will perish. “The sinner will see and become angry, he will grind his teeth and melt. The desire of the sinner will perish.” Those who intend to live viciously, seeing the glorification of the righteous, will melt with envy and form murderous plans, but will not achieve their plans and will not satisfy their wishes; because it is unjust and extremely God-hating. Theodoret reads: "τοις ἔθνεσιν instead of "τοις ἐυθέ´σιν to the right. You might be interested in: