Psalms 128:2 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

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

Psalms 128:2

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

[A Song of degrees.] Blessed {is} every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

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

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

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

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Psalms 128:1

"[A Song of degrees.] Blessed {is} every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways."

Psalms 128:3

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

Psalms 128:4

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

Psalms 128:5

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

Psalms 128:6

"Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, {and} peace upon Israel."

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