Sermon Text: Psalm 128

Jim Byrne

Quotes for Reflection

David Dickson (1583-1663)

The scope of this psalm is to show the blessedness of the one who fears God, which appears first in the temporal blessing of that person in their calling, second in their family, and third, in pouring spiritual blessings on them.

James Luther Mays

Because Zion is the place of the Presence, the pilgrims bring the needs and hopes of everyday life with them.

Willem VanGemeren

To sit under one’s vine and fig tree was an expression of a state of tranquility, peace and prosperity. Even when the country faces adversity, the man who fears the Lord is insulated against adversity by wife and children as blessings of the Lord  ...