Psalms 128:1
Unless the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. Unless the Lord keep the city, he watcheth in vain that keepeth it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:22Because I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Psalms 81:13So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions.
Psalms 103:13As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:
Psalms 112:1Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.
Psalms 119:1Aleph
Psalms 120:1Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 128:1
This, as the former, is a psalm for families. In that we were taught that the prosperity of our families depends upon the blessing of God; in this we are taught that the only way to obtain that blessing which will make our families comfortable is to live in the fear of God and in obedience to him. Those that do so, in general, shall be blessed ( ver. 1, 2 , 4 ), In particular, I. They shall be prosperous and successful in their employments, ver. 2 . II. Their relations shall be agreeable, ver. 3 . III. They shall… Read the whole commentary →