Psalm 128:1-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

It is here shown that godliness has the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. I. It is here again and again laid down as an undoubted truth that those who are truly holy are truly happy. Those whose blessed state we are here assured of are such as fear the Lord and walk in his ways, such as have a deep reverence of God upon their spirits and evidence it by a regular and constant conformity to his will. Where the fear of God is a commanding principle in the heart the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:1

Blessed is everyone that feareth the Lord ,.... Be he who he will; of whatsoever nation, Jew or Gentile; of whatsoever sex, age, or condition, high or low, rich or poor, Acts 10:35 ; such an one is blessed now, and will be hereafter; See Gill on 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:2

For thou shall eat the labour of thine hands ,.... That is, thou that fearest the Lord, and walkest in his ways. It is an apostrophe, or address to such, even to everyone of them; instancing in one part of the blessedness that belongs to them, enjoyment of what their hands have laboured for; which may be understood both in a literal and spiritual sense: man must labour and get his bread with the sweat of his brow; he that will not work should not eat, he that does should; and a good man may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:3

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house ,.... The vine being a weak and tender tree, which needs propping and supporting; and often is fastened to the sides of a house, to which the allusion here is; whereunto it cleaves, and on which it runs up, and bears very agreeable fruit; it is properly used to express the weakness and tenderness of the female sex, their fruitfulness in bearing children, and their care of domestic affairs, being keepers at home; see 1 Peter... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:2

Those shalt eat the labor of thine hands - Thou shalt not be exempted from labor. Thou shalt work: But God will bless and prosper that work, and thou and thy family shall eat of it. Ye shall all live on the produce of your own labor, and the hand of violence shall not be permitted to deprive you of it. Thus, Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee - Thou shalt have prosperity. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:3

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine - Thy children, in every corner and apartment of thy house, shall be the evidences of the fruitfulness of thy wife, as bunches of grapes on every bough of the vine are the proofs of its being in a healthy thriving state. Being about the house sides, or apartments, is spoken of the wife, not the vine; being around the table is spoken of the children, not of the olive-plants. It does not appear that there were any vines planted against the walls of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:1

Verse 1 1Blessed is the man who feareth Jehovah. In the preceding Psalm it was stated that prosperity in all human affairs, and in the whole course of our life, is to be hoped for exclusively from the grace of God; and now the Prophet admonishes us that those who desire to be partakers of the blessing of God must with sincerity of heart devote themselves wholly to him; for he will never disappoint those who serve him. The first verse contains a summary of the subject-matter of the Psalm; the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:2

Verse 2 2.For when thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands thou shalt be blessed. Some divide this sentence into two members, reading these words, For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands, as a distinct sentence, and then what follows, Thou shalt be blessed, as the beginning of a new sentence. I indeed grant that it is true, as they assert, that the grace of God, manifested in the faithful enjoying the fruits of their labor is set in opposition to the curse to which all mankind have been... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:3

Verse 3 3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house. Here again it is promised, as in the preceding Psalm, that God will make those who honor him fruitful in a numerous offspring. The majority of mankind indeed desire to have issue, and this desire may be said to be implanted in them by nature; but many, when they have obtained children, soon become cloyed therewith. Again it is often more grateful to want children than to leave a number of them hi circumstances of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord (comp. Psalms 112:1 ; Psalms 115:13 ); that walketh in his ways . The psalmist assumes that true religious fear of God, and a good and holy life, will necessarily go together. The point on which he wishes to insist is that on every such case will rest God's blessing. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1

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