Bless

• Abraham
• Promotion

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will Bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

And I will Bless them that Bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

And I will Bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will Bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

That in blessing I will Bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

• Covenant

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will Bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

• Isaac
• Communion

And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will Bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may Bless thee before I die.

Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and Bless thee before the LORD before my death.

• Benedictions

And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may Bless thee before his death. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. read more And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may Bless me. And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me. And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may Bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may Bless me. And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. show less

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may Bless me.

And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may Bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may Bless me.

And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

• Weeping

And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

And God Almighty Bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou Bless me.

And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will Bless them.

• Adoption
• Angel

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel Bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall Bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

• Pharaoh
• Conviction
• Intercession

Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and Bless me also.

An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will Bless thee.

• Disease

And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall Bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall Bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

The LORD Bless thee, and keep thee:

And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will Bless them.

Behold, I have received commandment to Bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor Bless them at all.

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to Bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and Bless you, as he hath promised you!)

And he will love thee, and Bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also Bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt Bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

• Ark

At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to Bless in his name, unto this day.

And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may Bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly Bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall Bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

• Servant

It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall Bless thee in all that thou doest.

Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall Bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.

• Priest

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to Bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

• Strangers

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may Bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and Bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may Bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and Bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to Bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:

The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall Bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to Bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

• Self-delusion

And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he Bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall Bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

• Prayer

Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

• Benedictions

And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should Bless the people of Israel.

My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

• Servants
• Servant

And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD Bless thee.

As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth Bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

• David
• Family
• Irony

Then David returned to Bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

Therefore now let it please thee to Bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

• Diplomacy

Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to Bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may Bless the inheritance of the LORD?

• Prostration
• King

And moreover the king's servants came to Bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

• Prayer

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest Bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to Bless his house.

Now therefore let it please thee to Bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to Bless in his name for ever.

And David said to all the congregation, Now Bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.

• Glory

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and Bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

• Shield

For thou, LORD, wilt Bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

I will Bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I Bless the LORD.

• Church

Save thy people, and Bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will Bless his people with peace.

{A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.} I will Bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

• Lying
• Character

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they Bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Thus will I Bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

O Bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.} God be merciful unto us, and Bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall Bless us.

God shall Bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

Sing unto the LORD, Bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and Bless his name.

{A Psalm of David.} Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, Bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

• Angel
• Mighty

Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

• Hosts
• Angel

Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: Bless the LORD, O my soul.

• Glory

Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.

Let them curse, but Bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will Bless us; he will Bless the house of Israel; he will Bless the house of Aaron.

He will Bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

But we will Bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

The LORD shall Bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we Bless you in the name of the LORD.

I will abundantly Bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

{A Song of degrees.} Behold, Bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and Bless the LORD.

The LORD that made heaven and earth Bless thee out of Zion.

Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: Bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

{David's Psalm of praise.} I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will Bless thy name for ever and ever.

Every day will I Bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall Bless thee.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh Bless his holy name for ever and ever.

There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not Bless their mother.

• Church

Whom the LORD of hosts shall Bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

• Truth

That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall Bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall Bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD Bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I Bless you.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, Bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

• Blesses

Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to Bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Bless them which persecute you: Bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. read more If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. show less

• Self-denial

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we Bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

The cup of blessing which we Bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

Else when thou shalt Bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

Saying, Surely blessing I will Bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

• Image

Therewith Bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.