Psalms 128:3 - Exposition

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides (rather, in the inner chambers ) of thine house . The second point of blessedness is a fruitful wife, content to dwell in the female apartments of the house, to keep at home ( Titus 2:5 ) and guide the household. Thy children like olive plants ; or, "olive shoots"—the vigorous offsets from an aged olive tree, which spring up around it, ready to take its place. Round about thy table . Clustering around thy board, at once a source of cheerfulness and strength (see Psalms 127:5 ). This is the third point of blessedness.