Psalms

Chapter 128

The Blessed Fear of the LORD

This psalm describes the blessed life of the one who fears the LORD and walks in his ways. That blessing appears in ordinary, durable goods: satisfying labor, fruitfulness at home, children gathered around the table, and the widening hope of seeing Jerusalem's prosperity and Israel's peace across generations.

Following Psalm 127, Psalm 128 stays with household life but changes the emphasis from the LORD as giver to the shape of the life that receives his blessing well. It fits the Songs of Ascents by showing that reverence for the LORD is not an inward feeling alone; it spills into work, family, Zion, and the hope of peace that stretches beyond one home to the whole people.

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Psalms 128

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vv. 1-6

The Blessed Fear of the LORD

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A¹ song of ascents. ²For when you eat the fruit of your labor, ³Your wife will be like a fruitful vine ⁴In this way indeed shall blessing come ⁵May the LORD bless you from Zion, ⁶that you may see

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01vv. 1-6The Blessed Fear of the LORDThe psalm blesses everyone who fears the LORD and walks in his ways, then describes that blessing in concrete terms: the fruit of labor enjoyed, a fruitful wife within the home, and children around the table like young olive shoots. From there it widens the horizon, asking for blessing from Zion, for the sight of Jerusalem's good all one's days, for children's children, and for peace upon Israel.