16 Bible Verses about God Blesses
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The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval];
God, our God, blesses us.
God blesses us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
For You, O Lord, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You];
You surround him with favor as with a shield.
The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
For You meet him with blessings of good things;
You set a crown of pure gold on his head.
For You make him most blessed [and a blessing] forever;
You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.
When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as he had done each time before [superstitiously] to seek omens and signs [in the natural world], but he set his face toward the wilderness (desert).
I know that when I do come to you, I will come in the abundant blessing of Christ.
and never return evil for evil or insult for insult [avoid scolding, berating, and any kind of abuse], but on the contrary, give a blessing [pray for one another’s well-being, contentment, and protection]; for you have been called for this very purpose, that you might inherit a blessing [from God that brings well-being, happiness, and protection].
God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people [of Israel], for they are blessed.”
Also He blesses them so that they multiply greatly,
And He does not let [the number of] their cattle decrease.
You water its furrows abundantly,
You smooth its ridges;
You soften it with showers,
You bless its growth.
But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],
For soil that drinks the rain which often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whose benefit it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God;
“They will not labor in vain,
Or bear children for disaster;
For they are the descendants of those blessed by the Lord,
And their offspring with them.
Bible Theasaurus
- Blesses (23 instances)