Psalm 128

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 128

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 (Ps. 128:1, 2, 4), In particular, I. They shall be prosperous and successful in their employments, Ps. 128:2. II. Their relations shall be agreeable,... read more

Matthew Henry

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

INTRODUCTION TO Psalm 128 A Song of degrees . This psalm very probably was written by the same hand as the former, and seems to have some connection with it; as that shows that all things depend on the providence and goodness of God; and that all blessings, particularly children, are the gift of God; this points out the blessings, civil and religious, that belong to good men; and, among the rest, a numerous offspring. According to the Syriac version, "it is said concerning... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:4

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. In the manner before described, and in the instances already given, as well as in the following; this is said to raise attention, and fix a sense of the blessedness of such persons; and who are further addressed, and pronounced happy, in the next verses. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:5

The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion ,.... The church of God, where he dwells, out of which he shines, even the Word of the Lord, as the Targum in the king's Bible; and where he commands his blessings of grace to descend on his people, even life for evermore, Psalm 133:3 . Here he blesses them with his word and ordinances, which are the goodness and fatness of his house, and with his presence in them; so that the man that fears God is blessed, not only in his person, and in his family,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 128:6

Yea, thou shall see thy children's children ,.... A numerous race of descendants from him, which are the crown and glory of old men, Proverbs 17:6 ; this is also true of Christ's spiritual children by his church in successive ages, Isaiah 59:21 ; and peace upon Israel : all kind of prosperity, temporal and spiritual; peace, and abundance of it; as will be in the latter day, in the spiritual reign of Christ, Psalm 72:8 . It may be considered as a wish or prayer, with which the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 128

The blessedness of the man that fears the Lord, Psalm 128:1 . He is blessed in his labor, Psalm 128:2 ; in his wife and children, Psalm 128:3 , Psalm 128:4 ; in the ordinances of God, Psalm 128:5 ; and in a long life and numerous posterity, Psalm 128:6 . This Psalm has no title, either in the Hebrew or any of the Versions; though the Syriac supposes it to have been spoken of Zerubbabel, prince of Judah, who was earnestly engaged in building the temple of the Lord. It seems to be... read more

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