Psalm 128:2, Psalm 128:3, Psalm 128:4, Psalm 128:6 NIV1984

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 128:2

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

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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

Present recompense. It is quite certain that the true and loyal servant of God will be abundantly rewarded; it is not certain when or how he will receive his recompense. There are three spheres in which that reward may lie. It may be largely, almost wholly, in the future . Bitter and protracted persecution may make the present life nearly worthless, so far as happiness is concerned (see 1 Corinthians 15:19 ). Or it may be largely in the sphere of the spiritual—in the cleansed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

The secret of the happy home. I. THE FEAR OF THE LORD . 1. This is not a slavish fear , but that reverent and loving regard to the Lord's will, in all things, which will make a man shrink from transgression. 2. He has this blessed fear who himself has known the loving-kindness of the Lord , and whose love has been wakened up thereby. This fear of the Lord is the essential foundation of the truly happy home. 3. It must be in the head of the household , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

A sunny picture of the life era good man. "Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord," etc. I. THE GREATEST , MOST INFLUENTIAL , RELIGION IS COMPOUNDED OF " THE FEAR " OF THE CONSCIENCE AND THE TRUST AND LOVE OF THE HEART . "The fear" is the elevating fear of offending against the highest law, and the strongest, tenderest love—one of the holiest feelings that Christ has generated in the new life. II. SUCH A CONTINUATION RESULTS IN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:2

For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands . This is the first point of the "blessedness." God's faithful servant shall enjoy the fruits of his own industry, and not have them devoured by strangers (comp. Deuteronomy 28:33 ; Le Deuteronomy 26:16 ; Psalms 109:11 ). Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee ; rather, happy thou , and well is it with thee (comp. Deuteronomy 33:29 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:2

The link between labor and reward. Labor is not a part of the judgment on man's fall; the conditions under which he has to labor may be. Labor is presupposed in the nature of man, and in his relations to the material world in which he is placed. There is a fixed, natural, and necessary connection between labor and reward; but man's frailties and sins, with their consequences, make contingent what should be necessary. And so the reaping of reward for toil comes properly to be regarded as a... read more

Psalm 128:2, Psalm 128:3, Psalm 128:4, Psalm 128:6 Niv1984

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

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 128:2

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