Psalms 129:8 - Exposition

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you; we bless you in the name of the Lord . Harvesters were thus greeted ( Ruth 2:4 ), and still are to this day. "These expressions," says Dr. Thomson, "are most refreshingly Arabic. Nothing is more natural than for Arabs, when passing by a fruit-tree or cornfield loaded with a rich crop, to exclaim, Barak Allah! 'God bless you!'".