Message Notes

SSS 4 6 September 2026
Text: Psalm 128

A Song of Ascents.

1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.

2 When you eat the labour of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.

3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your children like olive plants
All around your table.

4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.

5 The Lord bless you out of Zion,
And may you see the good of Jerusalem
All the days of your life.

6 Yes, may you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 128:1-6

The Fear of the Lord and its Blessings

1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.

4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.

Psalm 128:1, 4

1. A firm Declaration

2. An emphatic Declaration

3. One feature highlighted

a) Definition: The one who fears the Lord is one who truly shows reverence

b) He shows this reverence by walking in the ways of God

SOME BLESSINGS ENUMERATED

2 When you eat the labour of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.

3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your children like olive plants
All around your table.

4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.

Psalm 128:2-4

1. Personal

a) Enjoys the labour of your hands

b) Happiness found

c) It shall be well with him

2. Family

a) The wife is compared to a fruitful vine in the heart of the home

b) The children are like olive plants around the table

THE SOURCE OF BLESSING

5 The Lord bless you out of Zion,
And may you see the good of Jerusalem
All the days of your life.

6 Yes, may you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 128:5-6

1. The Lord Himself

2. Channel

a) Zion

b) Jerusalem

3. Extent of Blessings

a) Seeing God’s blessings bestowed on Jerusalem

b) Blessings throughout life

c) Being able to see grandchildren

d) Peace given to Jerusalem