Psalms 129:8
Neither have the passers-by ever said, The blessing of Yahweh, be unto you,—We have blessed you in the Name of Yahweh.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7Wherewith no reaper, hath filled his hand, nor binder, his bosom:
Cross References
Ruth 2:4And lo! Boaz coming from Bethlehem, and he said to the reapers, Yahweh, be with you! and they said to him, Yahweh bless thee!
Psalms 118:26Blessed be he that entereth, In the Name of Yahweh, we have blessed you, out of the house of Yahweh.
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 →