What Does Psalm 112:6 Mean in the King James?
Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The Hebrew joins stability with active remembrance: the aligned life remains present through the ages.
THE MEANING
The verse holds up a life aligned with what is right: it stands through the ages and remains actively recalled. Its presence is not confined to the moment in which it is lived.
THE ROOT
זֵכֶר
zeker
GROWS FROM
זכר
remember; call to mind
“remembrance” in this verse is zeker. The Hebrew word carries the sense of active recalling, not merely a memory stored away. The righteous person remains present in the act of being remembered through the ages.
ALSO GROWS
zākhar: remember; call to mind
זָכַר
This verb shows the active sense beneath the verse’s remembrance.
zikkārôn: memorial; remembrance
זִכָּרוֹן
A memorial makes remembrance endure beyond a single moment or person.
צַדִּיק
tsaddiq
GROWS FROM
צדק
be right; be just; stand in alignment
“righteous” in this verse is tsaddiq. The Hebrew word family carries the sense of right alignment alongside righteousness. Here, that aligned life is joined to both firm footing and enduring remembrance.
ALSO GROWS
tsedeq: rightness; justice; alignment
צֶדֶק
This branch makes visible the alignment carried within “the righteous.”
tsedaqah: righteousness; justice; right action
צְדָקָה
This branch shows alignment expressed in how a life is lived.
THE PATTERN
Scripture joins a life aligned with what is right to stability and a witness that lasts beyond the moment.
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.THE THREAD
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.“Memorial” in Exodus comes from the same Hebrew root זכר (z-k-r), remember, as “remembrance” here. The shared root connects lasting remembrance with something carried forward and recalled across generations.
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