Psalms 128 The Blessings of the Home

The temporal blessings of true piety. The eighth chapter of zecariah is a virtual commentary on this psalm. Compare ps 128:3 with zec 8:5; And ps 128:2 with le 26:16; De 28:33; Zec 8:10; And ps 128:6 with zec 8:4

¹Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. ²For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. ³Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 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. ⁶Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel. Psalms 128:1-6 · KJV

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(Compare Ps 1:1).

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For thou shalt eat — that is, It is a blessing to live on the fruits of one's own industry.

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by the sides — or, "within" (Ps 48:2). olive plants — are peculiarly luxuriant (Ps 52:8).

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In temporal blessings the pious do not forget the richer blessings of God's grace, which they shall ever enjoy.

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Long life crowns all other temporal favors. As Ps 125:5, this Psalm closes with a prayer for peace, with prosperity for God's people.