The author of this psalm is unknown, as is also the occasion on which
it was composed. It is not known, either, why this psalm was placed
among those which are called “Songs of Degrees.” The scope and...
Prosperity and domestic happiness will be the lot of him who fears
Jehovah and obeys His laws (Psalms 128:1-3). Such a man may hope to
see Jerusalem prospering, and to leave a numerous posterity to su...
CXXVIII.
The last psalm taught in a homely way the great lesson of cheerful
content, and this, while announcing the promises attached to fidelity
to Jehovah, still confines itself to the domestic circ...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 128
A SONG OF DEGREES. This psalm very probably was written by the same
hand as the former, and seems to have some connection with it; as that
shows that all things depend on th...
_A.M. 2992. B.C. 1012._
This Psalm, which contains a description of the blessedness of good
men, is thought by many to have been sung at the marriages of the
Israelites, as it now makes a part of the...