Rashi on Psalms Chapter 112
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דּוֹר יְשָׁרִים. אֲשֶׁר יְבֹרָךְ יִהְיֶה זַרְעוֹ:
a generation of upright ones which will be blessed, will be his seed.
זָרַח בַּחֹשֶׁךְ אוֹר. כְּמוֹ הִזְרִיחַ, וּמִדְרָשׁוֹ: הוּא עַצְמוֹ כִּבְיָכוֹל נַעֲשָׂה לָהֶם אוֹר, כְּמוֹ ״ה׳ אוֹרִי וְיִשְׁעִי״ (תהלים כז:א):
He shone a light in the darkness Heb. זרח [the “kal” conjugation], like הזריח, [the “hiph’il” or causative conjugation]. Its midrashic interpretation is that He Himself, so to speak, becomes a light for them, as (above 27:1): “The Lord is my light and my salvation.”
טוֹב אִישׁ חוֹנֵן וּמַלְוֶה וְגוֹ׳. שֶׁחוֹנֵן דַּלִּים וּמַלְוֶה לָהֶם, וְאֵינוֹ מְדַקְדֵּק לוֹמַר: אֵין יְכֹלֶת בְּיָדִי, וְאֶת דְּבָרָיו הַצְּרִיכִין לוֹ בְּמַאֲכָל וּבְמִשְׁתֶּה וּבִכְסוּת מְכַלְכֵּל בְּמִשְׁפָּט וּבְמִדָּה, וְחָס עַל נְכָסָיו:
Good is the man who is gracious, etc. who is gracious to the poor and lends [to] them, and is not strict, saying, “I cannot afford it,” but [instead] his things, which he needs for himself, in food, drink, and clothing,
יְכַלְכֵּל דְּבָרָיו בְּמִשְׁפָּט. מַנְהִיג חֲפָצָיו (חולין פד:):
he conducts with moderation and with a measure, and he spares his property.
נָכוֹן לִבּוֹ. נֶאֱמָן לִבּוֹ לְיוֹצְרוֹ:
his heart is steadfast His heart is faithful to His Maker.
סָמוּךְ לִבּוֹ. נִשְׁעָן וּבָטוּחַ עַל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:
His heart is steadfast He leans on and trusts in the Holy One, blessed be He.
רָשָׁע יִרְאֶה וְכָעָס. לְשׁוֹן פֹּעַל כְּמוֹ וַיִּכְעַס, לְפִיכָךְ נָקוּד חֶצְיוֹ קָמַץ וְחֶצְיוֹ פַּתַּח וְטַעֲמוֹ לְמַטָּה:
A wicked man will see and become angry Heb. וכעס, an expression of a verb in the past tense, equivalent to ויכעס [i.e., the “vav” converts the past tense to the future]. Therefore, it is vowelized half with a “kamatz” and half with a “pattah,” and the accent is at the end of the word.