Psalms 128
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“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” — John 5:39
1Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
PSALM 128
Psa 128:1-6. The temporal blessings of true piety. The eighth chapter of Zecariah is a virtual commentary on this Psalm. Compare Psa 128:3 with Zec 8:5; and Psa 128:2 with Le 26:16; De 28:33; Zec 8:10; and Psa 128:6
with Zec 8:4.
1. (Compare Psa 1:1).
2For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
2. For thou shalt eat--that is, It is a blessing to live on the fruits of one's own industry.
3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
3. by the sides--or, "within" (Psa 48:2).
olive plants--are peculiarly luxuriant (Psa 52:8).
4Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
5The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
5. In temporal blessings the pious do not forget the richer blessings of God's grace, which they shall ever enjoy.
6Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.
6. Long life crowns all other temporal favors. As Psa 125:5, this Psalm closes with a prayer for peace, with prosperity for God's people.
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