Psalms 128

Psalm 128#sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children.

A song of ascents.#sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

1How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!

2You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.

4Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord will be blessed in this way.

5May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

6and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!