Psalms 128:2
Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: 1 And yet they prevailed not against me. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
In Context
1A Song of Degrees. 1 Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, 1 Let Israel now say: 1
3The sinners wrought upon my back: 1 They prolonged their iniquity. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:4Blessed shall be the offspring of thy body, and the fruits of thy land, and the herds of thy oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:11And the Lord thy God shall multiply thee for good in the offspring of thy body, and in the offspring of thy cattle, and in the fruits of thy land, on thy land which the Lord swore to thy fathers to give to thee.
Deuteronomy 28:51And it shall eat up the young of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy land, so as not to leave to thee corn, wine, oil, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep, until it shall have destroyed thee;
Psalms 1:3And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, 1 Which shall yield its fruit in its season, 1 And its leaf shall not fall off; 1 And whatsoever he shall do shall be prospered. 1
Ecclesiastes 5:18Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given 1 Wealth and possessions, and has given him 1 Power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, 1 And to rejoice in his labor; 1 This is the gift of God. 1
Isaiah 3:10Woe to their soul, for they have devised an evil counsel against themselves, saying against themselves, Let us bind the just, for he is burdensome to us: therefore shall they eat the fruits of their works.
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 →