Psalm 112

Another acrostic......
While Psalm 111 sang of God and His deeds, Psalm 112 sings of the happiness of the one who serves Him.

Recall the last verse of Psalm 111:  
       "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; 
        A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. 
        His praise endures forever."  

Psalm 112 begins with this:
        "Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, 
         Who delights greatly in His commandments." 

The one who fears God (has a right understanding of who He is and his own position before Him) delights in His commandments.      To me, this means submission.  Willing submission to His will and His ways, because they are right.  A false heart will try to submit for the wrong reasons.....to gain something (forgiveness, eternal life <"fire insurance">, prosperity, etc.) or to try to escape judgement.    These are good things, but NOT the correct motive for submitting to God.  To submit out of a joyful heart that is thankful for all He has done, bill bring blessings.

How will that one be blessed?  

His descendants will be blessed by the wise influence of the righteous forefather.
He will enjoy riches and wealth.....Not the 'prosperity gospel' mentality!  But.....plenty.  Needs will be met by a gracious and compassionate God.  This richness and wealth goes far beyond what the world sees as such.  It includes wisdom, insight, discernment, contentment, satisfaction, etc.

Wisdom, like light, will guide his ways.  He will know Divine guidance.

He will practice compassion and righteousness, displaying characteristics of God.

He will have a strong disposition and will not be shaken by, or put down by, 'evil tidings', or 'disastrous news' as the NKJV puts it.  He will be steadfast and established, with no fear for he trusts in God and His sovereign rule.

Verse 9 seems to be a summary of all of the above:
   He has dispersed abroad, given to the poor, endures forever, and is exalted with honor.

And Verse 10 speaks of the wicked in turn:
   "The wicked will see it and be grieved.
    He will gnash his teeth and melt away."

quite the opposite of what those who fear the Lord and delight in His commandments, huh?
I am reminded of Psalm 1.