Psalms 128:3
The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their + 128:3 שיך iniquity, easily read for שוכה a furrow.iniquity.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.
4The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 8:40And the sons of Ælam were mighty men, bending the bow, and multiplying sons and grandsons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
Psalms 127:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house: thy children as young olive-plants round about thy table.
Psalms 144:12to make known to the sons of men thy power, and the glorious majesty of thy kingdom.
Jeremiah 11:16The Lord called thy name a fair olive tree, of a goodly shade in appearance, at the noise of its being lopped, fire was kindled against it; great is the affliction coming upon thee: her branches are become good for nothing.
Hosea 14:6I will be as dew to Israel: he shall bloom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Libanus.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 128:2-6
Blessedness of the Godly. 1 Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord ; that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord . 5 The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →