6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
6 Yea, thou shalt see H7200 thy children's H1121 children, H1121 and peace H7965 upon Israel. H3478
6 Yea, see thou thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel. Psalm 129 A Song of Ascents.
6 And see the sons of thy sons! Peace on Israel!
6 And see thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel!
6 Yes, may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
6 May you see your children's children. Peace be on Israel.
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
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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.