Psalm 128:1-4

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord

1 Blessed a is every one who fears the LORD,
Who walks in His ways. 2 b When you eat the 1 labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be c well with you.

3 Your wife shall be d like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your e children f like olive plants
All around your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the LORD.

  1. Cross References
    Job 5:4
    His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
    Proverbs 27:11
    My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 119:1
    Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 3:10
    Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
  4. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:40
    "You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD your God is giving you for all time."
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 19:10
    Your mother was like a vine in your bloodline, Planted by the waters, Fruitful and full of branches Because of many waters.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 127:3 - 5
    Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.