Scripture Context

Psalms 128:2 - Psalms 129:5

2 For thou shalt eat the labor 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.

Psalms 129
Intro: The security of Israel. (A Song of degrees.)

1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say;

2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

4 The Lord is righteous; he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.