The Meaning of Psalms 128:4 Explained

Psalms 128:4

KJV: Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

YLT: Lo, surely thus is the man blessed who is fearing Jehovah.

Darby: Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth Jehovah.

ASV: Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.

Discover Psalms 128:4

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 128:4?

MEANING: What does Psalms 128:4 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 128:4 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 128:4?

What is the context of Psalms 128:4?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

What does Psalms 128:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 128:1-6 - "it Shall Be Well With Thee"

This psalm is the portrait of a godly man and his home in the best days of the Hebrew commonwealth. The husband and father, Psalms 128:1-2. He is reverent and devout. Peace is on his face; he is happy in himself and in his home; respected among his fellows; and garners at the end the results of his work. The wife and house-mother, Psalms 128:3. She is like the vine surrounding the inner court of an oriental house, yielding shade and refreshment. The children, Psalms 128:3. The olive is the symbol of enduring prosperity and joy. The young plants will presently be bedded out to become trees of mature growth.

Forebodings Past deliverances, Psalms 129:1-4. Israel's youth was spent in Egypt. See Hosea 2:15; Hosea 11:1; Jeremiah 2:6. As the plow tears up the soil, so the lash cuts their quivering flesh. But in such furrows God sows the seed of a blessed "afterward." When our case is desperate, God cuts the oxen's binding cords, the plow stands still, and the bitter pain ceases. Forebodings and predictions, Psalms 129:5-8. Withered grass, unmourned, fit only for fuel. Such is the fate of those who oppress God's people. The reference is to the scant blades which grow on the flat roof of an Eastern house. The usual benediction on the reaper's toil will never extend to those withered blades. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 128

¹ The various blessings which follow those who fear God

What do the individual words in Psalms 128:4 mean?

Behold that thus shall be blessed the man who fears Yahweh

הִנֵּ֣ה כִי־ כֵ֭ן יְבֹ֥רַךְ גָּ֗בֶר יְרֵ֣א יְהוָֽה

הִנֵּ֣ה	Behold
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
כִי־	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
כֵ֭ן	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
יְבֹ֥רַךְ	shall be blessed
Parse: Verb, Pual, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בָּרַךְ Sense: to bless, kneel.
גָּ֗בֶר	the man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: גֶּבֶר Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight).
יְרֵ֣א	who fears
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: יָרֵא Sense: fearing, reverent, afraid.
יְהוָֽה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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