Psalms 128
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Psalms 128
Blessed Is Every One That Feareth the LORD
1Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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).
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).
The Pulpit Commentary
Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord (comp. Psa_112:1; Psa_115:13); that walketh in his ways. The psalmist assumes that true religious fear of God, and a good and holy life, will necessarily go together. The point on which he wishes to insist is that on every such case will rest God's blessing.
Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord (comp. Psa_112:1; Psa_115:13); that walketh in his ways. The psalmist assumes that true religious fear of God, and a good and holy life, will necessarily go together. The point on which he wishes to insist is that on every such case will rest God's blessing.
2For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. For thou shalt eat--that is, It is a blessing to live on the fruits of one's own industry.
2. For thou shalt eat--that is, It is a blessing to live on the fruits of one's own industry.
The Pulpit Commentary
For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands. This is the first point of the "blessedness." God's faithful servant shall enjoy the fruits of his own industry, and not have them devoured by strangers (comp. Deu_28:33; Le Deu_26:16; Psa_109:11). Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee; rather, happy thou, and well is it with thee (comp. Deu_33:29).
For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands. This is the first point of the "blessedness." God's faithful servant shall enjoy the fruits of his own industry, and not have them devoured by strangers (comp. Deu_28:33; Le Deu_26:16; Psa_109:11). Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee; rather, happy thou, and well is it with thee (comp. Deu_33:29).
3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. by the sides--or, "within" (Psa 48:2).
olive plants--are peculiarly luxuriant (Psa 52:8).
3. by the sides--or, "within" (Psa 48:2).
olive plants--are peculiarly luxuriant (Psa 52:8).
The Pulpit Commentary
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides (rather, in the inner chambers) of thine house. The second point of blessedness is a fruitful wife, content to dwell in the female apartments of the house, to keep at home (Tit_2:5) and guide the household. Thy children like olive plants; or, "olive shoots"—the vigorous offsets from an aged olive tree, which spring up around it, ready to take its place. Round about thy table. Clustering around thy board, at once a source of cheerfulness and strength (see Psa_127:5). This is the third point of blessedness.
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides (rather, in the inner chambers) of thine house. The second point of blessedness is a fruitful wife, content to dwell in the female apartments of the house, to keep at home (Tit_2:5) and guide the household. Thy children like olive plants; or, "olive shoots"—the vigorous offsets from an aged olive tree, which spring up around it, ready to take its place. Round about thy table. Clustering around thy board, at once a source of cheerfulness and strength (see Psa_127:5). This is the third point of blessedness.
4Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
The Pulpit Commentary
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. The promise must not be regarded as universal and absolute, but as general and admitting exceptions. Still, even under the new covenant, "Godliness has the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come" (1Ti_4:8).
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. The promise must not be regarded as universal and absolute, but as general and admitting exceptions. Still, even under the new covenant, "Godliness has the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come" (1Ti_4:8).
5The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. In temporal blessings the pious do not forget the richer blessings of God's grace, which they shall ever enjoy.
5. In temporal blessings the pious do not forget the richer blessings of God's grace, which they shall ever enjoy.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion. To the Israelite all blessings came out of Zion, which he regarded as God's earthly dwelling-place. And thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. The "good of Jerusalem" seems to mean here the "good fortune," or "prosperity," of Jerusalem. To see this would add still further to the blessedness of God's faithful servant.
The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion. To the Israelite all blessings came out of Zion, which he regarded as God's earthly dwelling-place. And thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. The "good of Jerusalem" seems to mean here the "good fortune," or "prosperity," of Jerusalem. To see this would add still further to the blessedness of God's faithful servant.
6Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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.
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.
The Pulpit Commentary
Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children. This is mentioned as the crowning blessing granted to Job in his second period of happiness (Job_42:16). It is here promised to the faithful generally, And peace upon Israel. This is best taken as a detached clause, like the concluding clause of Psa_125:1-5; and rendered, "Peace be upon Israel."
Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children. This is mentioned as the crowning blessing granted to Job in his second period of happiness (Job_42:16). It is here promised to the faithful generally, And peace upon Israel. This is best taken as a detached clause, like the concluding clause of Psa_125:1-5; and rendered, "Peace be upon Israel."
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