Psalms 128:1
◄Happy are/Yahweh is pleased with► those of you who revere him and do what he wants you to do [IDM].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:22Yahweh, I have obeyed your laws; I have not turned away from you, my God.
Psalms 81:13I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli people would behave as I want them to do.
Psalms 103:13Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
Psalms 112:1Praise Yahweh! ◄Happy are/He is pleased with► those who revere him, those who happily obey his commands.
Psalms 119:1◄Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are► those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong, those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
Psalms 120:1When I had troubles, I called out to Yahweh 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 →