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1 A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
2 For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
4 In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.
5 May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
6 that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Psalm 128 about?
It describes the blessings of a life lived in reverence for God: enjoying "the labour of thine hands" (v.2), a fruitful family, and seeing "the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life" (v.5).
What images does the psalm use for a man's family in verse 3?
V.3 pictures his wife "as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house" and his children "like olive plants round about thy table."
What does the final verse promise?
V.6 promises "thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel," ending the psalm with a hope for long life and generational continuity.
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