Parallel Verses

Amplified

Blessed [happy and sheltered by God’s favor] is everyone who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience],
Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.

New American Standard Bible

A Song of Ascents.
How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.

King James Version

{A Song of degrees.} Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

Holman Bible

A song of ascents.How happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in His ways!

International Standard Version

How blessed are all who fear the LORD as they follow in his ways.

A Conservative Version

Blessed [are] all who fear LORD, who walk in his ways.

American Standard Version

Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.

Bible in Basic English

Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

Darby Translation

{A Song of degrees.} Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.

Julia Smith Translation

Song of ascensions Happy every one fearing Jehovah; going in his ways.

King James 2000

[A song of ascents.] Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in his ways.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [is] everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

Modern King James verseion

A Song of degrees. Blessed is everyone who fears Jehovah, who walks in His ways.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{A song of the stairs} Blessed are all they that fear the LORD, and walk in his ways.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy is every one that revereth Yahweh, who walketh in his ways!

Webster

A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

World English Bible

Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

Youngs Literal Translation

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 128:1

Devotionals containing Psalm 128:1

Images Psalm 128:1

Prayers for Psalm 128:1

Context Readings

Blessings For Those Who Fear God

1 Blessed [happy and sheltered by God’s favor] is everyone who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience],
Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.
2
For you shall eat the fruit of [the labor of] your hands,
You will be happy and blessed and it will be well with you.



Cross References

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],
Who delights greatly in His commandments.

Psalm 119:1

How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.

Psalm 120:1

In my trouble I cried to the Lord,
And He answered me.

Psalm 1:1-3

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example],
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).

Psalm 81:13


“Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!

Psalm 103:1

Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.

Psalm 103:13


Just as a father loves his children,
So the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

Psalm 103:17


But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

Psalm 115:13


He will bless those who fear and worship the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder],
Both the small and the great.

Psalm 119:3


They do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.

Psalm 121:1

I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—
From where shall my help come?

Psalm 122:1

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 123:1

Unto you I lift up my eyes,
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!

Psalm 124:1

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

Psalm 126:1

When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem),
We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].

Psalm 127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.

Psalm 147:11


The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.

Luke 1:6

They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Luke 1:50


And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.

Acts 9:31

So the church throughout Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace [without persecution], being built up [in wisdom, virtue, and faith]; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort and encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it continued to grow [in numbers].

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally, believers, we ask and admonish you in the Lord Jesus, that you follow the instruction that you received from us about how you ought to walk and please God (just as you are actually doing) and that you excel even more and more [pursuing a life of purpose and living in a way that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation].

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