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Seeing Jesus in Psalm 128

  Psalm 128 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 How joyful are those who fear the Lord— all who follow his ways! 2 You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be! 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. 4 That is the Lord’s blessing for those who fear him. 5 May the Lord continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live. 6 May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace ! Psalm 128 MAIN POINT: Jesus is the only one able to fulfil these promises, and He did and does. We have established 127 times so far that the Lord of Zion, the King who reigns from Jerusalem eternally, the God who blesses Israel, the only one able to ever deliver on all these promises is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It is then no surprise that it is Jesus who says things matching Psalm 128 quite well...