Psalms 115 · Verse 13

Psalms 115:13

He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
Psalms 115:13, King James Version

Psalms 115:13 in other translations

BSBHe will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
WEBHe will bless those who fear the LORD, both small and great.
ASVHe will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great.
YLTHe blesseth those fearing Jehovah, The small with the great.
DARBYHe will bless them that fear Jehovah, both the small and the great.
BBEHe will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.
WebsterHe will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

What does Psalms 115:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 115:9-13

9-13. The repetitions imply earnestness.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 115:9-18

It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be cheerful faith in him; those who reverence his word, may rely upon it. He is ever found faithful. The greatest need his blessing, and it shall not be denied to the meanest that fear him. God's blessing gives an increase…

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Psalms 115:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְ֭בָרֵךְYe.va.rekhhe will blessH1288
יִרְאֵ֣יyir.'Ei[those] fearingH3373
יְהוָ֑הYah.weh<of> YahwehH3068
הַ֝קְּטַנִּ֗יםha.ke.ta.Nim<the> smallH6996
עִם\־'im-withH5973
הַגְּדֹלִֽים\׃ha.ge.do.Lim<the> greatH1419

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 115:13

  • Psalms 112:1

    Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

  • Luke 1:50

    And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

  • Psalms 128:1

    A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.

  • Revelation 19:5

    And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

  • Psalms 29:11

    The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

  • Psalms 128:4-5

    Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • Revelation 11:18

    And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

  • Malachi 3:16-17

    Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

  • Acts 13:26

    Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

  • Acts 26:22

    Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

  • Revelation 20:12

    And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He will bless.
29:11; 112:1; 128:1,4,5; Mal 3:16,17; 4:2; Lu 1:50; Ac 13:26
Col 3:11
both small.
Ac 26:22; Re 11:18; 19:5; 20:12
and. Heb. with.

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Context

  • Psalms 115:12

    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.

  • Psalms 115:13

    He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

  • Psalms 115:14

    The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

Read all of Psalms 115

Psalms 115:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Bendecirá á los que temen á Jehová; á chicos y á grandes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il bénira ceux qui craignent l’ Éternel, les petits avec les grands.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er wird segnen, die Jehova fürchten, die Kleinen mit den Großen.