Psalms 127:1, The virtue of God’s blessing; Psalms 127:3, Good children are his gift.
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Psalms 127
Psalms 127 — Overview
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Psalms 127 — OverviewPsalms 127 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is a family-psalm, as divers before were state-poems and
church-poems. It is entitled (as we read it) "for Solomon," dedicated
to him by his father. He having a house to build, a city to keep, and
seed to…Psalms 127 — OverviewPsalms 127 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSong of degrees for Solomon. This psalm was written for Solomon; that is, for the sake of Solomon, as Aben Ezra interprets it; of concerning Solomon, as Jarchi: and so the Syriac title,"it was said by David concerning…Psalms 127:1-5Psalms 127:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe are here taught to have a continual regard to the divine Providence
in all the concerns of this life. Solomon was cried up for a wise man,
and would be apt to lean to his own understanding and forecast, and…Psalms 127:1Psalms 127:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryExcept the Lord build the house; rather, a house; i.e. any house whatsoever. They labor in vain that build it. They will effect nothing—no house will be built. Except the Lord keep the city; rather, a city. The watchman…Psalms 127:1Psalms 127:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe God of the family life.
"These pictures are mild and bright; humanizing are they in the best sense: they retain certain elements of Paradise, and yet more the elements of the patriarchal era, with the addition of…Psalms 127:1Psalms 127:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe true city watchman.
"Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." This would come home very forcibly to the restored exiles if, as we may well assume, the psalm was written before Nehemiah…