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Psalms 128

1 He sheweth that blessedness apperteineth not to all universally, but to them only that fear the Lord, and walk in his ways.
¶ A song of degrees.
1.Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord and walketh in his aways.
2.When thou eatest the labours of thine bhands, thou shalt be blessed, and it shalbe wel with thee.
3.Thy wife shalbe as the fruteful vine on the sides of thine house, and thy cchildren like the olive plants round about thy table.
4.Lo, surely thus shal the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord.
5.The Lord out of Zión shal dbless thee and thou shalt se the wealth of eJerusalém all the days of thy life.
6.Yea, thou shalt se thy children’s children, & peace upon Israél.

Notes

1-a.
God approves not our life, except it be reformed, according to his word.
2-b.
The world esteems them happy, which live in wealth, and idleness: but the holie Gost approves them best, that live of the mean profit of their labours.
3-c.
Because God’s favour appears in none outward thing more then in increase of children, he promises to enrich the faithful with this gift.
5-d.
Because of the spiritual blessing, which God has made to his Church, these temporal things shall be granted.
5-e.
For except God blessed his Church publicly, this private blessing were nothing.