Psalms 128:1
How happy is every one that revereth Yahweh, who walketh in his ways!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
In Context
2The labour of thine own hands, surely thou shalt eat. How happy thou, and well for thine!
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:22For I had kept the ways of Yahweh,—and not broken away from my God;
Psalms 81:13If, my people, were hearkening unto me, [If,] Israel, in my ways, would walk,
Psalms 103:13Like the compassion of a father for his children, Is, the compassion of Yahweh, for them who revere him;
Psalms 112:1Praise ye Yah! How happy is the man who revereth Yahweh, In his commandments, delighteth he greatly;
Psalms 119:1[ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
Psalms 120:1Unto Yahweh, in the distress that befell me, I cried—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 →