Blessed is every one who fears the LORD,
Who walks in His ways.—Psalm 128:1
Spurgeon says Psalm 128 draws a picture of the house built in Ps 127. It is adorned with domestic bliss thru the Lord’s own benediction. I really liked that. Obedience brings blessing. He also calls it a family hymn. A song for a birth, a marriage or any event in which a household has met to praise the Lord. I really liked that too. John MacArthur says that this psalm may have been the basis for Jesus’ illustration of the two builders in Matthew 7:24-27...the one who built his house on the rock and the other on the sand.
Our heritage in Christ is joy not misery. Blessed (oh, how happy) is everyone who fears the Lord. The basis for our blessing is the fear of the Lord. Those who truly reverence and honor the Lord will walk in His ways and obey the commandments of their God. They will will follow hard after Him. When our heart belongs to God our word and deed will match. Our actions will reflect and follow what our heart believes. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abides forever. The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Oh how happy is the one that fears the Lord and delights in His commandments. Godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
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