Psalms 128:1
Happy all who revere the Lord, who walk in his ways.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
In Context
2You will eat what your hands have toiled for, and be happy and prosperous!
Cross References
Psalms 81:13O that my people would listen, that Israel would walk in my ways.
Psalms 103:13As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who revere him;
Psalms 112:1Hallelujah. Happy are those who revere the Lord, and greatly delight in his commandments.
Psalms 119:1Happy they whose life is blameless, who walk by the law of the Lord.
Psalms 120:1In distress I cried to the Lord, and he answered me.
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 →