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Scripture Context
Psalms 128:0 - Psalms 129:3
Psalms 128
Intro: Sundry blessings which follow them that fear God. (A Song of degrees.)
1 Blessed is everyone that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
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.