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Psalm 112:9

The New Testament’s use of Psalm

2 places · 2 kinds of echo

The source

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

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Where this passage surfaces again, sorted by the strength of the link. Each kind of reuse — formal quotation, deliberate allusion, faint echo, figural pattern — carries its own mark. Follow any reference to read it in place.

Quotation1

A formal citation — high verbal volume, often introduced by a saying-formula.

2 Cor 9:8-11

Paul introduces with the formula 'as it is written' and cites Psalm 112:9 (LXX 111:9) verbatim: 'He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.' The verbal volume is maximal and the citation explicit, the clearest OT quotation in the chapter. Coherence is strong: the psalm's generous, God-fearing man models the Corinthians' almsgiving, and 'his righteousness' bridges to v.10's harvest of righteousness.

High confidence

Echo1

A fainter, low-volume reuse, carried by recurrence or thematic coherence.

Acts 10:1-8 ?

The God-fearer who 'has given to the poor' whose righteousness endures matches the devout, alms-giving, God-fearing Cornelius. Thematic only, no verbal borrowing.

Low confidence
Elsewhere in Psalm 112
Psalm 112:8 2Psalm 112:10 2