Psalms Chapter 128

“Blessed [is] everyone that feareth the Lord, etc.] Be he who he will; of whatsoever nation, Jew or Gentile; of whatsoever sex, age, or condition, high or low, rich or poor, (<441035>Acts 10:35); such an one is blessed now, and will be hereafter; (see Gill on “<19B201>Psalm 112:1”); that walketh in his ways: which God has prescribed and directed his people to walk in, his ordinances and commands; which, to walk in, is both pleasant and profitable: it supposes life, requires strength and wisdom; and is expressive of progression, or going on and continuance in them: and where the true fear of God is, which includes…”

“The penitent sinner's hope is in God's mercy only. (Psa 130:1-8) depths--for great distress (Psa 40:2; Psa 69:3).”

“Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord - That honors God; that is truly pious. See the notes at Psalms 1:1; Psalms 112:1. What that blessedness is, is indicated in the following verses. That walketh in his ways - The ways which God commands or directs. On the word “walketh,” see the notes at Psalms 1:1. return to 'Top of Page'”

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“Ps 128 The godly, who fear the Lord, will know true happiness (128:1-2). The Lord is with them (see 127:1-2), building their home life (128:3-4) and blessing them across the generations (128:5-6). 128:1-2 Enjoying the fruit of one’s labor means gaining benefit from whatever work one does.”

“every one: Psa 103:1, Psa 103:13, Psa 103:17, Psa 112:1, Psa 115:13, Psa 147:11; Luk 1:50 walketh: Psa 1:1-3, Psa 81:13, Psa 119:1; Luk 1:6; Act 9:31; Th1 4:1 Psalms 128:2”

“The כּי in Psa 128:2 signifies neither "for" (Aquila, κόπον τῶν ταρσῶν σου ὅτι φάγεσαι), nor "when" (Symmachus, κόπον χειρῶν σου ἐωθίων); it is the directly affirmative כּי, which is sometimes thus placed after other words in a clause ( Psa 118:10-12, Gen 18:20; Gen 41:32). The proof in favour of this asseverating כּי is the very usual כּי עתּה in the apodoses of hypothetical protases, or even כּי־אז in Job 11:15, or also only כּי in Isa 7:9, Sa1 14:39; "surely then;" the transition from the confirmative to the affirmative signification is evident from Psa 128:4 of the Psalm before us. To support one's…”