May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
This Psalm shows that God's blessing, which Solomon said He spreads to all mankind, appears most clearly in the lives of His true and sincere servants. The God-fearing man who walks in His ways receives it.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 128:1-6
The blessing flows from Zion's altar and mercy seat outward to each worshipper in his place. When temporal mercies are crowned by temple mercies and these by national mercies, the man becomes trebly favored: patriarch, worshipper, and patriot at once.
AI summary
Those who truly fear the Lord and walk in His ways are blessed now and shall be blessed forever. This blessing belongs to all saints universally and to each particular person in his private interests: it shall be well with him.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 128:1-6