Psalm 128:5
“The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 128Meaning
Verse 5 shifts the horizon from private flourishing to the worshiping community. Blessing from Zion and seeing Jerusalem’s good bind personal well-being to communal good rather than isolated self-interest.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 128:5 within zion, generations, and peace and the whole six-verse psalm; the verse does not support that overclaim.
Reflection
Let private goals include concern for the peace and good of the wider community.