Mazmur 112:6-8

112:6 For he will never be upended;

others will always remember one who is just. ¹ 

112:7 He does not fear bad news.

He ²  is confident; he trusts ³  in the Lord.

112:8 His resolve ⁴  is firm; he will not succumb to fear

before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

[112:6]  ¹ tn Heb “for an eternal memorial a just [one] will be.”

[112:7]  ² tn Heb “his heart,” viewed here as the seat of the volition and emotions (see Ps 108:1).

[112:7]  ³ tn The passive participle בָּטֻחַ [בָּטוּחַ] (batuakh [batuakh]) expresses a state that results from the subject’s action. See Isa 26:3.

[112:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “his heart,” viewed here as the seat of the volition.