Psalms 128 · Verse 4

Psalms 128:4

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
Psalms 128:4, King James Version

Psalms 128:4 in other translations

BSBIn this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.
WEBBehold, this is how the man who fears the LORD is blessed.
ASVBehold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.
YLTLo, surely thus is the man blessed who is fearing Jehovah.
DARBYBehold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth Jehovah.
BBESee! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.
WebsterBehold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

What does Psalms 128:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord - A great price for a small consideration. Fear God, and thou shalt have as much domestic good as may be useful to thee.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 128:4 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.

הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehhere!H2009
כִי\־khi-forH3588
כֵ֭ןkhenthusH3651
יְבֹ֥רַךְye.Vo.rakhhe will be blessedH1288
גָּ֗בֶרGa.vera manH1397
יְרֵ֣אye.Re'fearingH3373
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.weh<of> YahwehH3068

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

Context

  • Psalms 128:3

    Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

  • Psalms 128:4

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

  • Psalms 128:5

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

Read all of Psalms 128

Psalms 128:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
He aquí que así será bendito el hombre que teme á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Voici, ainsi sera béni l’homme qui craint l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Siehe, also wird gesegnet sein der Mann, der Jehova fürchtet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dominus justus concidit cervices peccatorum.