Psalms 128:1
Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
In Context
2For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:22For I have kept the LORD’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Psalms 81:13Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!
Psalms 103:13Like a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.
Psalms 112:1Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.
Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.
Psalms 120:1In my distress, I cried to the LORD. 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 →