常见问题
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.
The psalm closes by promising long life, enough "to see thy children's children," alongside peace upon Israel, a reward for the upright similar to Isaiah 3:10. For more songs of ascent, see the Psalms overview or move forward to Psalms 129.
