Psalms
Summary
Psalm 128 is a Song of Ascents that outlines the blessings of a person who fears the LORD and walks in His ways. It promises that such a person will eat the fruit of their labour and experience prosperity. The psalm provides a beautiful domestic picture of a fruitful wife and children like olive plants around the table. It concludes with an invitation to see the good of Jerusalem and to witness three generations of a family in peace, emphasizing that God's blessing extends from the home to the entire nation.
Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.
You will eat the fruit of your labour; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.
May the LORD bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
May you live to see your children’s children, peace be on Israel.