Psalm 128:1

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears Yahweh

A song of ascents.

1 Blessed [is] everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

Psalm 128:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 128:1

Blessed [is] everyone that feareth the Lord
Be he who he will; of whatsoever nation, Jew or Gentile; of whatsoever sex, age, or condition, high or low, rich or poor, ( Acts 10:35 ) ; such an one is blessed now, and will be hereafter; (See Gill on Psalms 112:1);

that walketh in his ways:
which God has prescribed and directed his people to walk in, his ordinances and commands; which, to walk in, is both pleasant and profitable: it supposes life, requires strength and wisdom; and is expressive of progression, or going on and continuance in them: and where the true fear of God is, which includes every grace, and the whole of religious worship, there will be a conscientious regard to the ways of God: such avoid evil, and do good, because of the fear of God, ( Job 1:1 ) ( Nehemiah 5:15 ) .

Psalm 128:1 In-Context

1 Blessed [is] everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

2 You will indeed eat of the labor of your hands; you [will be] happy and [it will be] well with you.

3 Your wife [will be] like a fruitful vine {within} your house. Your children [will be] like olive shoots about your table.

4 Look, for thus shall a man be blessed {who fears Yahweh}.

5 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, that you may see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life,

Footnotes

• [a] The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm