Psalm 115:12

12 Il Signore si ricorda di noi; egli ci benedirà; Egli benedirà la casa d’Israele; Egli benedirà la casa d’Aaronne.

Psalm 115:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 115:12

The Lord hath been mindful of us
The Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord hath remembered us for good.''

And is another reason why his people should trust in him: he has been mindful of his covenant with them and promises to them, and has kept them; he remembered them in their low estate, and sent redemption to them; goodness and mercy have followed them all their days. Past experiences of divine favour should encourage trust in the Lord, as well as promises of future blessings, as follow:

he will bless us;
with all kind of blessings, temporal and spiritual; with blessings indeed, solid and substantial: it is certain and may be depended upon; he has promised it, and swore to it, that in blessing he will bless. Kimchi interprets it as a wish, "let him bless": the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, render it in the past tense, "he hath blessed"; but the Targum as we: and as it follows,

he will bless the house of Israel;
with whom he has made his new covenant; the household of faith, the family named of Christ, the whole Israel of God.

He will bless the house of Aaron;
his priests, his ministers, all that offer up spiritual sacrifices to him; he will bless them with an increase of gifts and grace, and with his presence and Spirit, and therefore they should trust in him.

Psalm 115:12 In-Context

10 O casa d’Aaronne, confidatevi, nel Signore; Egli è l’aiuto, e lo scudo di quelli che si confidano in lui.

11 O voi che temete il Signore, confidatevi in lui; Egli è l’aiuto, e lo scudo di quelli che si confidano in lui.

12 Il Signore si ricorda di noi; egli ci benedirà; Egli benedirà la casa d’Israele; Egli benedirà la casa d’Aaronne.

13 Egli benedirà quelli che lo temono, Piccoli e grandi.

14 Il Signore vi accrescerà le sue grazie, A voi, ed a’ vostri figliuoli.