Psalms 128:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy `art' thou, and good `is' to thee.

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  • Isa 3:10 : 10 Say ye to the righteous, that `it is' good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.
  • Eccl 8:12 : 12 Though a sinner is doing evil a hundred `times', and prolonging `himself' for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him.
  • Eph 6:3 : 3 which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'
  • Ps 109:11 : 11 An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
  • Isa 62:8 : 8 Sworn hath Jehovah by His right hand, Even by the arm of His strength: `I give not thy corn any more `as' food for thine enemies, Nor do sons of a stranger drink thy new wine, For which thou hast laboured.
  • Isa 65:13 : 13 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, My servants do eat, and ye do hunger, Lo, My servants do drink, and ye do thirst, Lo, My servants rejoice, and ye are ashamed,
  • Isa 65:21-23 : 21 And they have built houses, and inhabited, And planted vineyards, and eaten their fruit. 22 They do not build, and another inhabit, They do not plant, and another eat, For as the days of a tree `are' the days of My people, And the work of their hands wear out do My chosen ones. 23 They labour not for a vain thing, Nor do they bring forth for trouble, For the seed of the blessed of Jehovah `are' they, And their offspring with them.
  • Jer 22:15 : 15 Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father -- did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then `it is' well with him.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.
  • Gen 3:19 : 19 by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou `art', and unto dust thou turnest back.'
  • Deut 28:4 : 4 `Blessed `is' the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.
  • Deut 28:11 : 11 `And Jehovah hath made thee abundant in good, in the fruit of the womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.
  • Deut 28:39 : 39 vineyards thou dost plant, and hast laboured, and wine thou dost not drink nor gather, for the worm doth consume it;
  • Deut 28:51 : 51 and it hath eaten the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, till thou art destroyed; which leaveth not to thee corn, new wine, and oil, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock, till it hath destroyed thee.
  • Judg 6:3-6 : 3 And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him, 4 and encamp against them, and destroy the increase of the land till thine entering Gaza; and they leave no sustenance in Israel, either sheep, or ox, or ass; 5 for they and their cattle come up, with their tents; they come in as the fulness of the locust for multitude, and of them and of their cattle there is no number, and they come into the land to destroy it. 6 And Israel is very weak from the presence of Midian, and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah.
  • Eccl 5:18-19 : 18 Lo, that which I have seen: `It is' good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it `is' his portion. 19 Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

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  • Ps 128:3-5
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    3Thy wife `is' as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.

    4Lo, surely thus is the man blessed who is fearing Jehovah.

    5Jehovah doth bless thee out of Zion, Look, then, on the good of Jerusalem, All the days of thy life,

  • Deut 30:9
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    9and Jehovah thy God hath made thee abundant in every work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, for good; for Jehovah turneth back to rejoice over thee for good, as He rejoiced over thy fathers,

  • Deut 28:2-6
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    2and all these blessings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee, because thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God:

    3`Blessed `art' thou in the city, and blessed `art' thou in the field.

    4`Blessed `is' the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.

    5`Blessed `is' thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

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  • Deut 12:7
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    7and ye have eaten there before Jehovah your God, and have rejoiced in every putting forth of your hand, ye and your households, with which Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee.

  • Ps 128:1
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    1A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

  • Deut 28:8
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    8`Jehovah commandeth with thee the blessing in thy storehouses, and in every putting forth of thy hand, and hath blessed thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

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    10and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied, and hast blessed Jehovah thy God, on the good land which he hath given to thee.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14From the fruit of the mouth `is' one satisfied `with' good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

  • Deut 28:11-12
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    11`And Jehovah hath made thee abundant in good, in the fruit of the womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.

    12`Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure -- the heavens -- to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou -- thou dost not borrow.

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Say ye to the righteous, that `it is' good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.

  • Eccl 2:24
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    24There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it `is' from the hand of God.

  • Eccl 9:7
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    7Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

  • Eph 6:3
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    3which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

  • Ps 37:3-4
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    3Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell `in' the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

    4And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

  • Eccl 5:18-19
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    18Lo, that which I have seen: `It is' good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it `is' his portion.

    19Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

  • Lev 25:19
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    19and the land hath given its fruit, and ye have eaten to satiety, and have dwelt confidently on it.

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    4For Thou hast caused me to rejoice, O Jehovah, in Thy work, Concerning the works of Thy hands I sing.

  • Lev 26:5
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    27Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

  • Deut 12:25
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    25thou dost not eat it, in order that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou dost that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah.

  • Eccl 3:13
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    13yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it `is' a gift of God.

  • Deut 8:12
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    12lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited;

  • Deut 6:11
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  • Jer 29:5
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    5Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

  • Ps 144:15
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    15O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God `is' Jehovah!

  • Prov 31:27
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    27She `is' watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.

  • Deut 6:18
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    18and thou hast done that which is right and good in the eyes of Jehovah, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast gone in and possessed the good land which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers,

  • Prov 5:10
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    10Lest strangers be filled `with' thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,

  • Prov 3:23
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    23Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

  • Prov 31:31
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    31Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!

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    8Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.

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    2Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.

  • Eccl 9:9
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    9See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it `is' thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.

  • Deut 28:30
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    30`A woman thou dost betroth, and another man doth lie with her; a house thou dost build, and dost not dwell in it; a vineyard thou dost plant, and dost not make it common;

  • Prov 16:20
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    20The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

  • Eccl 10:17
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    17Happy art thou, O land, When thy king `is' a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.

  • Prov 28:19
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    19Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.

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