Psalms 128:6
Let them be as the grass of the house-tops, which withers before it is plucked up.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.
In Context
5Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.
7Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.
Cross References
Genesis 50:23And Joseph saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation; and the sons of Machir the son of Manasse were borne on the + 50:23 Gr. thighs.sides of Joseph.
Psalms 125:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Isaiah 66:12For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I + 66:12 i. e. turn myself.turn toward them as a river of peace, and as a torrent bringing upon them in a flood the glory of the Gentiles: their children shall be borne upon the shoulders, and comforted on the knees.
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 →