Mazmur 112:2

112:2 His descendants ¹  will be powerful on the earth;

the godly ²  will be blessed.

Mazmur 125:4

125:4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,

to the morally upright! ³ 

[112:2]  ¹ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[112:2]  ² tn Heb “His seed will be mighty on the earth, the generation of the godly.” The Hebrew term דוֹר (dor, “generation”) could be taken as parallel to “offspring” and translated “posterity,” but the singular more likely refers to the godly as a class. See BDB 189-90 s.v. for other examples where “generation” refers to a class of people.

[125:4]  ³ tn Heb “pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see Pss 7:10; 11:2; 32:11; 36:10; 64:10; 94:15; 97:11).