Psalms 128

¹A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

Psa 128:1-6. The temporal blessings of true piety. The eighth chapter of Zecariah is a virtual commentary on this Psalm. Compare Psa 128:3 with Zec 8:5; and Psa 128:2 with Le 26:16; De 28:33; Zec 8:10; and Psa 128:6 with Zec 8:4. 1. (Compare Psa 1:1).

²For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

2. For thou shalt eat--that is, It is a blessing to live on the fruits of one’s own industry.

³Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

3. by the sides--or, “within” (Psa 48:2). olive plants--are peculiarly luxuriant (Psa 52:8).

⁵The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

5. In temporal blessings the pious do not forget the richer blessings of God’s grace, which they shall ever enjoy.

⁶Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

6. Long life crowns all other temporal favors. As Psa 125:5, this Psalm closes with a prayer for peace, with prosperity for God’s people.