a fruitful vine: Genesis 49:22; Proverbs 5:15-18; Ezekiel 19:10
olive plants: Psalms 52:8, Psalms 144:12; Jeremiah 11:16; Hosea 14:6-7; Romans 11:24
round about: Psalms 127:5
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Psalms 128:3
Psalms 128:3
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in this we are taught that the only way to obtain that blessing which…Psalms 128 — OverviewPsalms 128 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 128:1, The sundry blessings which follow them that fear God. Psalms 120:1, Psalms 121:1, Psalms 122:1, Psalms 123:1, Psalms 124:1, Psalms 125:1, Psalms 126:1, Psalms 127:1 *titlesPsalms 128 — OverviewPsalms 128 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSong of degrees. This psalm very probably was written by the same hand as the former, and seems to have some connection with it; as that shows that all things depend on the providence and goodness of God; and that all…Psalms 128:1-6Psalms 128:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt is here shown that godliness has the promise of the life that now is
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