BLESSED ARE ALL WHO FEAR THE LORD

Psalm 128:1-6 / Keywords 128:1

Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways.

 

Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord,

    who walk in obedience to him.

2 You will eat the fruit of your labor;

    blessings and prosperity will be yours.

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine

    within your house;

your children will be like olive shoots

    around your table.

4 Yes, this will be the blessing

    for the man who fears the Lord.

5 May the Lord bless you from Zion;

    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem

    all the days of your life.

6 May you live to see your children’s children—

    peace be on Israel.

1. Blessed are all who fear God (1). Proverbs 9:10 says that the fear of the Lord is

the beginning of wisdom. To fear God means to love and respect him. To fear God

means to honor him and obey him by walking in his ways. His ways are the ways

of truth and life. Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life" (Jn 14:6). To

fear God means to acknowledge his sovereignty and lordship in my life. Fearing

God is not just an inner attitude; it is a way of life.

 

2. A fruitful life (2-6). God promised to bless those who fear him and walk in his

ways. His blessing is to make our labor and our lives fruitful. His blessing is not

only a personal blessing, but also a blessing on the whole community of God's

people, and through them, a blessing on the whole world.

 

Prayer Lord, teach my heart to fear you and help my feet to walk in your ways.

Grant that I may be a good steward of your blessings.

One Word Fear God; bear his blessings