1 A Canticle in steps. Blessed are all those who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. 2 For you will eat by the labors of your hands. Blessed are you, and it will be well with you. 3 Your wife is like an abundant vine on the sides of your house. Your sons are like young olive trees surrounding your table. 4 Behold, so will the man be blessed who fears the Lord. 5 May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the good things of Jerusalem, all the days of your life. 6 And may you see the sons of your sons. Peace be upon Israel.
Psalms · Catholic Public Domain Version
Psalm 127 (128) Catholic Public Domain Version
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Notes on this text (4)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering, with the psalm titles counted as verse 1 (as in the Vulgate).
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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Cross references (5)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.
- 1 Psalm 112:1; Psalm 119:1; Psalm 103:13; Luke 1:50; Psalm 1:1–3
- 2 Isaiah 3:10; Isaiah 62:8; Isaiah 65:21–23; Ecclesiastes 5:18–19; Deuteronomy 28:4
- 3 Ezekiel 19:10; Psalm 52:8; Romans 11:24; Proverbs 5:15–18; Genesis 49:22
- 5 Psalm 134:3; Psalm 20:2; Isaiah 33:20; Psalm 118:26; Psalm 122:6
- 6 Job 42:16; Genesis 50:23; Isaiah 66:12; Proverbs 17:6; Psalm 125:5
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 128.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Among all the Songs entitled the Song of degrees, this Psalm hath a further addition in the title, that it is "Solomon's." For thus it is entitled, "A Song of degrees of Solomon." It hath therefore aroused our attention, and caused us to enquire the reason of this addition, "of Solomon." For it is needless to repeat explanations of the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)