Psalms 129:8
May those who pass by not say, 1 “May the blessing of Yahweh be on you; 1 we bless you in the name of Yahweh.”
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In Context
7that cannot fill the reaper's hand 1 or the chest of the one who binds bundles of grain together. 1
Cross References
Ruth 2:4Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” They answered him, “May Yahweh bless you.”
Psalms 118:26Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh; 1 we bless you from the house of Yahweh. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:6-8
God's Regard to His Church. 5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: 7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord . The psalmist, having triumphed in the defeat of the many designs that had been laid as deep as hell to ruin the church, here concludes his psalm as… Read the whole commentary →