A little time with Scripture.
SCRIPTURE READER

Psalms 128

World English Bible · Public domain

Open in Bible Gateway

Psalms 128

1A Song of Ascents. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways.

2For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

3Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table.

4Behold, this is how the man who fears the LORD is blessed.

5May the LORD bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

6Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel.

World English Bible (WEB). Public-domain translation. Publisher: eBible.org. Local WEB chapter text; additional external requests use bible-api.com.

A few questions for reading in context
  • Who is speaking, and to whom?
  • What is happening before and after this passage?
  • What kind of writing is this—poetry, narrative, letter, or another form?
  • What does the passage say before I consider how to apply it?