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How joyful and prosperous you will be!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/128.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/128.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/128.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy <i>shalt</i> thou <i>be</i>, and <i>it shall be</i> well with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/128.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When you eat the labor of your hands, You <i>shall be</i> happy, and <i>it shall be</i> well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/128.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you eat the fruit of the labor of your hands, You will be happy and it will go well for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/128.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, You will be happy and it will be well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/128.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, You will be happy and it will be well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/128.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When you shall eat of the fruit of the labor of your hands, How blessed will you be and how well will it be for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/128.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For you shall eat the fruit of [the labor of] your hands, You will be happy <i>and</i> blessed and it will be well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/128.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will surely eat what your hands have worked for. You will be happy, and it will go well for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/128.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will surely eat what your hands have worked for. You will be happy, and it will go well for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/128.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/128.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your fields will produce, and you will be happy--all will go well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/128.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/128.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will certainly eat what your own hands have provided. Blessings to you! May things go well for you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/128.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your work will provide for your needs; you will be happy and prosperous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/128.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You will eat from the work of your hands; you will be happy, and it will go well for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/128.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/128.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/128.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you will eat the labor of your hands; you will be blessed, and it will be well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/128.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/128.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/128.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You surely eat the labor of your hands, "" You [are] blessed, and good [is] to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/128.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy art thou, and good is to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/128.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: happy thou, and well to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/128.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/128.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 127:2>For you will eat by the labors of your hands. Blessed are you, and it will be well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/128.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What your hands provide you will enjoy; you will be blessed and prosper: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/128.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/128.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For you shall eat the labour of your hands; happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/128.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You are happy, oh man, when you will eat the toil of your hands and it is a blessing to your soul!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/128.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When thou eatest the labour of thy hands, Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/128.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/128-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16386" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/128.htm">Blessed Are All who Walk in His Ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">when you eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap·pe·ḵā (N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">the fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3018.htm" title="3018: yə·ḡî·a‘ (N-msc) -- Toil, product. From yaga'; toil; hence, a work, produce, property.">of your labor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/835.htm" title="835: ’aš·re·ḵā (Interjection:: 2ms) -- Happiness, blessedness. From 'ashar; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!">blessings</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: wə·ṭō·wḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">and prosperity</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">will be yours.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-23.htm">Proverbs 14:23</a></span><br />There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:13</a></span><br />and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Isaiah 3:10</a></span><br />Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-14.htm">Proverbs 12:14</a></span><br />By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-2.htm">Proverbs 13:2</a></span><br />From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21-22</a></span><br />They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. / No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-5.htm">Jeremiah 31:5</a></span><br />Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4-5</a></span><br />The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Deuteronomy 28:11-12</a></span><br />The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. / The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4-5</a></span><br />I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. / Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:11-12</a></span><br />and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. / Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:10-12</a></span><br />For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.” / For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies. / We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-28.htm">Ephesians 4:28</a></span><br />He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-23.htm">Colossians 3:23-24</a></span><br />Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, / because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">1 Corinthians 15:58</a></span><br />Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you shall eat the labor of your hands: happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt eat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></b></br> In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou <i>art</i>, and unto dust shalt thou return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4,11,39,41</a></b></br> Blessed <i>shall be</i> the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3-6</a></b></br> And <i>so</i> it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; … </p><p class="hdg">and it shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:12</a></b></br> Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his <i>days</i> be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Isaiah 3:10</a></b></br> Say ye to the righteous, that <i>it shall be</i> well <i>with him</i>: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Jeremiah 22:15</a></b></br> Shalt thou reign, because thou closest <i>thyself</i> in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, <i>and</i> then <i>it was</i> well with him?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/115-13.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">Eatest</a> <a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/127-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/127-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/128-1.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/psalms/122-9.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/119-126.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/144-15.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Eatest</a> <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/128-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/129-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-16.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/psalms/128-5.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/128-4.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 128</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/128-1.htm">The various blessings which follow those who fear God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/128.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/128.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For when you eat the fruit of your labor</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the biblical principle of reaping what one sows, a theme found throughout Scripture (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). It reflects the agrarian society of ancient Israel, where agriculture was a primary means of sustenance and livelihood. The "fruit of your labor" signifies the tangible results of hard work and diligence, aligning with the wisdom literature's emphasis on the value of industriousness (<a href="/proverbs/12-11.htm">Proverbs 12:11</a>). This concept also echoes the creation mandate in <a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">Genesis 2:15</a>, where Adam is placed in the Garden of Eden to work and take care of it, highlighting the dignity and purpose of labor.<p><b>blessings and prosperity will be yours</b><br>This part of the verse promises divine favor and abundance as a result of faithful labor. In the Old Testament, blessings often included material prosperity, health, and peace, seen as signs of God's covenant faithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). The Hebrew understanding of prosperity encompasses well-being in all areas of life, not just financial wealth. This promise is contingent upon obedience and reverence for God, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/psalms/128.htm">Psalm 128</a>, which speaks to the fear of the Lord as the foundation for receiving His blessings. The ultimate fulfillment of blessings and prosperity is found in Jesus Christ, who offers spiritual abundance and eternal life (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/128.htm">Psalm 128</a>, traditionally attributed to King David or another Israelite poet, who writes about the blessings of fearing the Lord and walking in His ways.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the Psalm is originally addressed, representing God's chosen people who are encouraged to live in obedience to His commandments.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_worker.htm">The Worker</a></b><br>The individual who labors and is promised blessings and prosperity as a result of their efforts and faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessing_of_labor.htm">The Blessing of Labor</a></b><br>Labor is not merely a means to an end but a divine blessing. When we work diligently, we align ourselves with God's design for human flourishing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prosperity_as_a_gift.htm">Prosperity as a Gift</a></b><br>True prosperity is not just material wealth but includes spiritual and relational well-being, which comes from living in obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>The blessings of labor are contingent upon walking in God's ways, emphasizing the importance of a life lived in reverence and obedience to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_provision.htm">Contentment in Provision</a></b><br>Recognize and appreciate the fruits of your labor as a provision from God, fostering a heart of gratitude and contentment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_work.htm">Faith and Work</a></b><br>Integrate your faith into your daily work, understanding that your labor is an act of worship and service to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_128.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 128</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_people_face_hardship.htm">Psalm 128:2 speaks of enjoying “the fruit of your labor”—why do poverty and hardship persist for some who live faithfully? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_non-workers_be_allowed_to_eat.htm">Should those who refuse to work be allowed to eat?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_if_believers_die_young_or_childless.htm">Psalm 128:5-6 envisions a long life and seeing future generations--what about believers who die young or never have descendants?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_children_a_blessing_from_god.htm">Are children a blessing from God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/128.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">For thou.</span>--The Hebrew by the position of the particle is more emphatic:<p>"For it is the labour of thine hands thou shalt eat."<p>(See Note, <a href="/psalms/116-10.htm" title="I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:">Psalm 116:10</a>.) This picture of a successful and peaceful husbandry, which itself throws a whole flood of light on the condition of Palestine and of the people, now not nomadic but agricultural, is rendered still more emphatic by references to the numerous passages where it is foretold that enemies would devour the harvests (<a href="/context/deuteronomy/28-30.htm" title="You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build an house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof.">Deuteronomy 28:30-33</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm" title="I also will do this to you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.">Leviticus 26:16</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Happy.</span>--The same word translated <span class= "ital">blessed </span>in <a href="/psalms/128-1.htm" title="Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in his ways.">Psalm 128:1</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/128.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands</span>. This is the first point of the "blessedness." God's faithful servant shall enjoy the fruits of his own industry, and not have them devoured by strangers (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Deuteronomy 28:33</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Psalm 109:11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee</span>; rather, <span class="accented">happy thou</span>, <span class="accented">and well is it with thee</span> (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/128-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when you eat</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹאכֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fruit</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּ֭פֶּיךָ</span> <span class="translit">(kap·pe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your labor,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְגִ֣יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḡî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3018.htm">Strong's 3018: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toil, a work, produce, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blessings</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_835.htm">Strong's 835: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happiness, interjection, how happy!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and prosperity</span><br /><span class="heb">וְט֣וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be yours.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/128-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 128:2 For you will eat the labor (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/128-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 128:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 128:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/128-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 128:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 128:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>