Psalms 128:4
In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.
BSB
ASV
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.
KJV
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. Mark this. Put a Nota Bene against it, for it is worthy of observation. It is not to be inferred that all blessed men are married, and are fathers; but that this is the way in which the Lord favours godly people who are placed in domestic life. He makes their relationships happy and profitable. In this fashion does Jehovah bless God fearing households, for he is the God of all the families of Israel.
This blessedness, arising from this blessing, is here secured, 1. To all the saints universally: Blessed is everyone that fears the Lord, whoever he be; in every nation he that fears God and works righteousness is accepted of him, and therefore is blessed whether he be high or low, rich or poor, in the world; if religion rule him, it will protect and enrich him.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.