Psalms 128:4

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	גָּ֗בֶר Ga.ver	H1397	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
blessed	יְבֹ֥רַךְ ye.Vo.rakh	H1288	to kneel · verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
feareth	יְרֵ֣א ye.Re'	H3373	fearing · adjective, masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 128:1–end

It is here shown that godliness has the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. I. It is here again and again laid down as an undoubted truth that those who are truly holy are truly happy. Those whose blessed state we are here assured of are such as fear the Lord and walk in his ways, such as have a deep reverence of God upon their spirits and evidence it by a regular and constant conformity to his will. Where the fear of God is a commanding principle in the heart the tenour of the conversation will be accordingly; and in vain do we pretend to be of those that fear God if we do not make conscience both of keeping to his ways and not trifling in them or drawing back. Suc…

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John Gill on Psalms 128:4

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. In the manner before described, and in the instances already given, as well as in the following; this is said to raise attention, and fix a sense of the blessedness of such persons; and who are further addressed, and pronounced happy, in the next verses.

John Calvin on Psalms 128:4–end

Psalm 128:4-6 4. Lo! surely, thus blessed shall be the man who feareth Jehovah. 5. Jehovah shall bless thee from Zion; and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life: 6. And thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. 4. Lo! surely, thus blessed shall be the man who feareth Jehovah. The preceding doctrine, that even in the outward condition of God's servants while in this transitory state there is afforded such evidence of the divine favor and goodness as demonstrates that we do not lose our labor in serving him, is here confirmed by the Prophet. Yet as the reward of godliness does not appear eminently conspicuous, he, in the first place, uses the demo…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 128:4–end

Pointing back to this charming picture of family life, the poet goes on to say: behold, for thus = behold, thus is the man actually blessed who fears Jahve. כּי confirms the reality of the matter of fact to which the הנּה points. The promissory future in Psa 128:5 is followed by imperatives which call upon the God-fearing man at once to do that which, in accordance with the promises, stands before him as certain. מציּון as in Psa 134:3; Psa 20:3. בּנים לבניך instead of בּני בניך gives a designed indefiniteness to the first member of the combination. Every blessing the individual enjoys comes from the God of salvation, who has taken up His abode in Zion, and is perfected in participation in t…

The Church Fathers

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. We have already spoken much, let us hasten to the end.
— Jerome, Homily 42, on Psalm 127

...Such children ought therefore to be "around" the Lord's "table, like olive-branches." A complete Vine it is, a great bliss: who would now refuse to be there? When thou seest any blasphemer have a wife, children, grandchildren, and thyself perchance without them, envy them not; discern that the promise hath been fulfilled in thee also, but spiritually. If therefore we have, why have we? Because we fear the Lord. "Lo, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord" [Psalm 128:4]. He is the man, who is also the men; and the men are one man; because many are one, because Christ is One.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 128

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Dictionary and topics

Blessed, The · Who fear God — Who fear God
Families · Of saints blessed — Of saints blessed
Reverence · 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58; — 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58;
Wife · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 128:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 128:1–end

John Gill on Psalms 128:4

John Calvin on Psalms 128:4–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 128:4–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 128:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 128:1–end

John Gill on Psalms 128:4

John Calvin on Psalms 128:4–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 128:4–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 128:4-6

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 128:4