Psalms 127:1
A Canticle in steps. Blessed are all those who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.
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2For you will eat by the labors of your hands. Blessed are you, and it will be well with you.
Cross References
Joshua 2:2And it was reported to the king of Jericho, and it was said: “Behold, men have entered to this place in the night, from the sons of Israel, so that they might explore the land.”
1 Chronicles 22:10He shall build a house to my name. And he shall be a son to me, and I will be a father to him. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel unto eternity.’
1 Chronicles 28:20David also said to his son Solomon: “Act manfully, and be strengthened, and carry it out. You should not be afraid, and you should not be dismayed. For the Lord my God will be with you, and he will not send you away, nor will he abandon you, until you have perfected the entire work of the ministry of the house of the Lord.
Psalms 33:16The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers.
Psalms 121:1A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 127:1
This is a family-psalm, as divers before were state-poems and church-poems. It is entitled (as we read it) "for Solomon," dedicated to him by his father. He having a house to build, a city to keep, and seed to raise up to his father, David directs him to look up to God, and to depend upon his providence, without which all his wisdom, care, and industry, would not serve. Some take it to have been penned by Solomon himself, and it may as well be read, "a song of Solomon," who wrote a great many; and they compare it… Read the whole commentary →