Psalms 115:14

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 115:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.
Psalms 115:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 115

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Lord shall increase you more and more, etc.] The Word of the Lord, as the Targum, shall do it; in a temporal sense, with a numerous posterity, with riches, wealth, and honour; and in a spiritual sense, with an addition of spiritual blessings; with renewed instances of divine layout: with an increase of the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God, as faith, hope, love, joy, patience, humility, and other graces; and with more knowledge of God and Christ, and of divine and spiritual things. You and your children; not only they that feared the Lord of the present generation, but those that should succeed them, and be as they were, a seed to serve the Lord, and who should be accounted to him…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The Lord shall increase you more and more - He will increase your numbers and your power. We may suppose that the people were greatly diminished by the captivity, and that on their return to their country their number was comparatively small. This promise of a great increase was in accordance with the cherished wishes of the Hebrew people, and with the repeated promises which God had made to their fathers. Compare Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 32:12. You and your children - The blessing shall be not only on you, but it shall go down to future generations, return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“115:14-15 The psalmist blesses (107:37-38, 41) all who trust in and fear the Lord. The Creator will care for the families of those who fear him. • who made heaven and earth: This statement speaks of the Lord’s all-encompassing power in creation.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lord: Gen 13:16; Sa2 24:3; Isa 2:2, Isa 2:3, Isa 27:6, Isa 19:20, Isa 19:21, Isa 56:8, 60:4-22; Jer 30:19, Jer 33:22; Hos 1:10; Zac 8:20-23, Zac 10:8; Rev 7:4, Rev 7:9 you: Gen 17:7; Jer 32:38, Jer 32:39; Act 2:39, Act 3:25 Psalms 115:15”
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