Psalms 128:1
A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
KJV
A Song of Ascents. Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.
Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in his ways.
What does Psalms 128:1 mean?
Psalms 128:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁיר (shîyr), מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh), אֶשֶׁר (ʼesher).
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Verses like this
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And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.
Ezekiel 16:47Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. as if: or, that was lothed as a small thing
Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere
Genesis 24:27And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
Isaiah 42:24Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 128:1 say?
Psalms 128:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways."
Is Psalms 128:1 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 128:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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