1 <A Song of the going up.> Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.
<ALEPH> Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.
Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.
His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.
As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
<A Song of the going up. Of Solomon.> If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing.
And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.
They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord. But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night. He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.
<A Song of the going up.> Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.
<A Song of the going up. Of David.> If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
<A Song of the going up. Of David.> I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
<A Song of the going up.> My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?
He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.
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Commentary on Psalms 128 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 128
This, as the former, is a psalm for families. In that we were taught that the prosperity of our families depends upon the blessing of God; in this we are taught that the only way to obtain that blessing which will make our families comfortable is to live in the fear of God and in obedience to him. Those that do so, in general, shall be blessed (v. 1, 2, 4), In particular,
We must sing this psalm in the firm belief of this truth, That religion and piety are the best friends to outward prosperity, giving God the praise that it is so and that we have found it so, and encouraging ourselves and others with it.
A song of degrees.
Psa 128:1-6
It is here shown that godliness has the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.