CXXVIII. The Blessing of a Pious Home.
Psalms 128:2 a. i.e. without being robbed by the oppressor. This shows how low peasant life in Israel has sunk.
Psalms 128:3. Observe the seclusion of women. olive plants are a type of fruitfulness. As the parent tree decays, new plants sprout from the roots. They are also an image of beauty and freshness.
1 Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.