'Blessed' in the Bible

Then Solomon prayed: "Blessed is the LORD God of Israel, who made a commitment to my father David and then personally fulfilled what he had promised when he said:

How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continually and get to listen to your wisdom!

Blessed be the LORD your God, who is delighted with you! He set you in place on his throne to be king for the LORD your God. He made you king over them so you could carry out justice and implement righteousness, because your God loves Israel and intends to establish them forever."

Three days later, they assembled together in the Beracah Valley, where they blessed the LORD, which is why the name of that place is called Beracah Valley to this day.

After this, the priests arose, blessed the people, and their voices were heard in prayer all the way to heaven, where God resides in holiness.

When Hezekiah and the officials arrived and saw the piles of gifts, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel,

Azariah replied, "Since they began to bring their gifts into the LORD's Temple, we have eaten and have been satisfied. Now we still have plenty left, because the LORD has blessed his people so that we have all of this left over."

Blessed be the LORD God of our ancestors, who placed this decree into the king's heart to beautify the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem

Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with uplifted hands, all the people responded, "Amen! Amen!" They bowed down and worshipped the LORD prostrate on the ground.

Then the descendants of Levi Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from eternity to eternity! Blessed be your glorious name! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!

And the people blessed all of the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

Haven't you surrounded him with a fence on all sides, around his house, and around all that he owns? You have blessed everything he puts his hands on and you have increased his livestock in the land.

and exclaimed: "I left my mother's womb naked, and I will return to God naked. The LORD has given, and the LORD has taken. May the name of the LORD be blessed."

"Indeed, how blessed is the person whom God reproves! So never disrespect the discipline of the Almighty,

"When people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved me,

Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy.

The LORD blessed Job during the latter part of his life more than the former, since he owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys.

How blessed is the person, who does not take the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in the seat of mockers.

Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm, when he fled from his son Absalom.

The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! May the God of my deliverance be exalted!

Blessed be the LORD! For he has heard the sound of my supplications.

Blessed be the LORD! In a marvelous way he demonstrated his gracious love to me, when I was in a city under siege.

How blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

How blessed is the person against whom the LORD does not charge iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he has chosen as his own inheritance.

Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him!

For those blessed by God will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.

Every day he is generous, lending freely, and his descendants are blessed.

How blessed is that strong person who places his trust in the LORD, and who has not acknowledged the proud nor resorted to lies.

Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.

The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies.

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and amen! To the Director: An instruction of the Sons of Korah.

You are the most handsome of Adam's descendants; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

although he considers himself blessed while he's alive. Though people praise you for doing well,

How blessed is the one you choose, the one you cause to live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, yes, even with the holiness of your Temple.

You fill the furrows of the field with water so that their ridges overflow. You soften them with rain showers; their sprouts you have blessed.

Blessed be God, who did not turn away my prayers nor his gracious love from me. To the Director of music: Accompanied by stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song.

Blessed be the Lord who daily carries us. God is our deliverer.

You are awesome, God, from your sanctuaries. The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God! To the Director: To the tune of "The Lilies". Davidic.

May he live long and be given gold from Sheba, and may prayer be offered for him continuously, and may he be blessed every day.

May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does awesome deeds.

And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

Blessed is the LORD forever! Amen and amen! A prayer by Moses, the godly man

How blessed is the man whom you instruct, LORD, whom you teach from your Law,

Blessed are you, LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity; Let all the people say, "Amen!" Hallelujah!

Then he blessed them, and they became numerous; he multiplied their cattle.

His descendants will be powerful in the land, a generation of the upright who will be blessed.

May the name of the LORD be blessed from now to eternity.

May you be blessed by the LORD, who made the heavens and the earth.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD! Let us bless you from the LORD's house.

How blessed are those whose life is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD!

How blessed are those who observe his decrees, who seek him with all of their heart,

Blessed are you, LORD! Teach me your statutes.

Blessed be the LORD, who did not give us as prey to their teeth.

How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be ashamed as they confront their enemies at the city gate. A Song of Ascents

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

See how the man will be blessed who fears the LORD.

Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.

How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff!

Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare,

Let your fountain be blessed and enjoy the wife of your youth.

"So listen to me, children! Blessed are those who obey me.

Blessed is the person who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorways

Whoever listens to a word of instruction prospers, and anyone who trusts in the LORD is blessed.

An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

Whoever is generous will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into disaster.

That land is blessed whose king is of noble birth, whose princes feast at the right time, for strength, and not to become drunk.

but my dove, my perfect one, is unique. She's unique to her mother, she's pure to the one who gave birth to her. Young women see her and call her blessed, queens and mistresses praise her.

The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has blessed them, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance."

"Nevertheless, the LORD will wait so he can be gracious to you; and thus he will rise up to show you mercy. For the LORD is a God of justice. How blessed are all those who wait for him."

Blessed is the one who does this, and the person that holds it fast, who observes the Sabbath without profaning it, and restrains his hands from practicing any evil.

Your offspring will be known among the nations, and your descendants among the people. All who see them will acknowledge them, that they are an offspring the LORD has blessed."

They won't toil in vain nor bear children doomed to misfortune, for they will be offspring blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.

If you swear, "as surely as the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast."

Blessed is the person who trusts in the LORD, making the LORD his trust.

Let the day on which I was born be cursed. Don't let the day on which my mother gave birth to me be blessed.

When the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision later that night, Daniel blessed the God of heaven

and said, "May the name of God be blessed forever and ever; wisdom and power are his for evermore.

"Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego! He sent his angel to deliver his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed the king's command and were willing to risk their lives in order not to serve or worship any god except their own God. So I decree that people from any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego will be destroyed and their house reduced to rubble, because there is no other god who can save like this."

"When that period of time was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven and my sanity returned to me. I blessed the Most High, praising and honoring the one who lives forever: For his sovereignty is eternal, and his kingdom continues from generation to generation.

Blessed is the one who perseveres and attains to the 1,335 days.

"Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

and, "Now we call the arrogant one blessed. Those who do evil prosper and those who challenge God escape the consequences.'"

"How blessed are those who are destitute in spirit, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!

"How blessed are those who are humble, because it is they who will inherit the earth!

"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!

"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!

"How blessed are those who are pure in heart, because it is they who will see God!

"How blessed are those who make peace, because it is they who will be called God's children!

"How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!

How blessed is anyone who is not offended by me!"

"How blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear!

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.

Both the crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed him kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"