Text -- Psalms 128:1 (NET)

Psalm 128

128:1 A song of ascents. How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 128:1

¹ sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children.

² sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

³ tn Heb “every fearer of the Lord.”

⁴ tn Heb “the one who walks in his ways.”