Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
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Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
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Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
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Blessed be ye of the LORD who made heaven and earth.
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Passages linked to Psalms 115:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 134:3 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, even he who made heaven and earth.
- Revelation 14:7 He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”
- Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 14:19 He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.
- Psalms 121:2 My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 96:5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
- Genesis 32:26-29 The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.” He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob”. He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” He blessed him there.
- Psalms 124:8 Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 146:5-6 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God: who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;
- Acts 14:15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
- Ephesians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
- 1 Peter 3:9 not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
- Psalms 3:8 Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 15. Ye are blessed of Jehovah In the preceding…
15. Ye are blessed of Jehovah In the preceding verse the prophet had given them the hope of uninterrupted happiness, arising from God’s infinite resources never failing, however liberally and largely he bestows, and from his never ceasing to enrich those whom he hath admitted as sharers of his bounty. In confirmation of this doctrine, he declares that the children of Abraham were separated from other nations; so that, relying upon this privilege, they might unhesitatingly and unreservedly surrender themselves to a father so benignant and bountiful. And as the flesh, in consequence of its stupidity, cannot perceive the power of God, the understanding of which preserves us in a state of peace and security under his protection, the prophet, in designating him the maker of heaven and earth, reminds us that there is no ground to fear that he is unable to defend us; for, having created the heaven and the earth, he does not now remain unconcerned in heaven, but all creation is under his sovereign control.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain And therefore doth still govern and continue all things…
And therefore doth still govern and continue all things therein.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 115:15 Ye [are] blessed of the LORD which…
Psa 115:15 Ye [are] blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
Ver. 15. Ye are blessed of the Lord, &c.] And therefore shall be blessed, as Isaac said of his son Jacob, Gen 27:33.
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Which made heaven and earth] And will rather unmake both again than you shall want help and comfort.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Who therefore can bless you indeed in spite of…
Who therefore can bless you indeed in spite of all your enemies curses and oppositions; and not of an impotent idol, that can do you neither good nor hurt.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain You are blessed of the Lord,.... The Arabic version…
You are blessed of the Lord,.... The Arabic version reads it, "we are blessed"; with temporal and with spiritual blessings; being the beloved of the Lord, chosen of him; whose sins are pardoned, whose persons are justified by the righteousness of Christ; who are put among the children of God, and are heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; regenerated by his Spirit, favoured with communion with God, and wrought up to some degree of conformity to Christ, and shall ever be with him.
Which made heaven and earth; and so able to bless with all kind of blessings, both heavenly and earthly; and from whom all help and assistance may be hoped for, and who may be trusted and confided in: and this, it may be, is observed to distinguish him from the idols of the Gentiles, who made not the heavens and the earth; and who are not able to bless, nor give the least relief to any of their votaries.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Ye are blessed of the Lord - Blessed in…
Ye are blessed of the Lord - Blessed in your present comforts and mercies; blessed in his promises in regard to the time to come; blessed in the prospects which are before you.
Which made heaven and earth - The true God; the great Creator of all things. It was not the blessing of a creature - man or angel - it was the blessing of the living God.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. A form of blessing borrowed from Melchizedek. Gen_14:19
15. A form of blessing borrowed from Melchizedek. Gen_14:19
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. The prayer is still continued, Blessed be ye…
15. The prayer is still continued, Blessed be ye of Jehovah. The designation Maker of heaven and earth is characteristic of the later Psalms (Psa_121:2; Psa_124:8; Psa_134:3; Psa_146:6). It contrasts Jehovah the omnipotent Creator with the powerless idols of the heathen (Jer_10:11; and often in Isaiah 40-66). Here it also implies that He has the power to dispense the blessings of earth. Cp. also Isa_37:16; Psa_96:5; Neh_9:6.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Ye are the blessed of the Lord which made…
Ye are the blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth; i.e. of the true Lord and God, the Creator of all things, visible and invisible.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 15. Ye are blessed of the LORD which…
Ver. 15. Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth. This is another form of the blessing of Melchizedek: "Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth"; and upon us through our great Melchizedek this same benediction rests. It is an omnipotent blessing, conveying to us all that an Almighty God can do, whether in heaven or on earth. This fulness is infinite, and the consolation which it brings is unfailing: he that made heaven and earth can give us all things while we dwell below, and bring us safely to his palace above. Happy are the people upon whom such a blessing rests; their portion is infinitely above that of those whose only hope lies in a piece of gilded wood, or an image of sculptured stone.
Ver. 15. Blessed are ye, etc. Ye are the people blessed of old in the person of your father Abraham, by Melchizedek, priest of the Most High God, "Creator of heaven and earth, "Ge 14:19. "Of Jehovah, " literally, to Jehovah, as an object of benediction to him. Or the Hebrew proposition, as in many other cases, may be simply equivalent to our by. The creative character of God is mentioned, as ensuring his ability, no less than his willingness, to bless his people. Joseph Addison Alexander.
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Ver. 15. A blessing.
1. Belonging to a peculiar people"ye."
2. Coming from a peculiar quarter"of the Lord, "etc.
3. Bearing a peculiar date"are."
4. Stamped with peculiar certainty"Ye are blessed."
5. Involving a peculiar duty"Bless the Lord now and evermore."
Ver. 15. The Creator's blessingits greatness, fulness, variety, etc.
Psalms 115:16*
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven…
Psa_115:15
Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
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The Lord blessing His saints
I. A blessing belonging to a peculiar people,
1. A people whom God has blessed because He willed to do so.
2. A people to whom this first will of God to bless them has been certified by countless acts of indisputable love. Gethsemane and Calvary speak volumes concerning the reality of the blessings which God has given to His chosen, for there they were loved to the death and redeemed by blood. An incarnate God, a Mediator covered with bloody sweat, a Redeemer wounded and slain,--What say you to this?
3. The people to whom this blessing comes are, after their conversion, known by their character. They fear the Lord.
4. It is very sweet to notice that this benediction is common to all Godfearing persons,--both small and great; and the small are put first, lest they should think they are forgotten.
II. A blessing from a peculiar quarter. Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
1. This is a blessing from one peculiarly related to us, and therefore it is the more to be prized. All other blessings are only blessings in proportion as they contain the essence of this blessing; Gods blessing is the sea, and others are but drops; that is the sun, and others are but sparks.
2. This blessing comes not from an idol-god. The psalm leads us to make that observation. The gods of the heathen had mouths, but they spake not; ears, but they heard not: any benediction from them would be a mockery: but the children of God are not blessed of Baal or Ashtaroth, but of Jehovah, the self-existent Lord of all!
3. This benediction comes from the omnipotent Creator, who made heaven and earth. This intimates that the blessing is almighty in power. Have I the blessing of Him who said, Let there be light, and there was light? Then He can speak into my darkness, and cheer the gloom of my despair. Does the blessing of Him who brought order out of chaos rest upon me? then He can speak to the confusion of my circumstances, and the turmoil of my desponding mind, and charm all things into harmony. The blessing of Him who clothed the earth with beauty, piled the hills, and digged the channels of the sea, must have in it a fulness unrivalled.
4. It is a blessing from the All-wise One who made heaven and earth. His infallible counsels shall conduct thine affairs to a blessed issue.
III. A benediction with a peculiar date. Ye are the blessed, etc. This verb is in the present tense, and, indeed, it may be said to be in all the tenses put together, in a tense that is not a tense, a time that hath no time, but lasteth on evermore, till time shall be no more.
1. This blessing embraces all circumstances. You are laid low and pining away with consumption, but You are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. You are smitten down in the very heyday of your usefulness, and laid aside, but You are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. Oh, that your faith may lay hold of this when you are very sorely exercised, for happy is the man whom God correcteth, and blessed is the man whom thou chastenst, O Lord!
2. Our text reaches to all time and beyond all time, because it runs thus: Ye are blessed of the Lord that made heaven and earth. While I am on earth, this shall console me: I am blessed of the Lord that made the earth; and He Himself has said of His servants, Blessed shalt thou be in the city, etc. When I have to go out of this earth into another world, this shall console me: I am blessed of the Lord that made heaven. I shall still dwell in a place which my Father made. I am not going into a foreign country when I leave the warm precincts of this house of clay. I shall emigrate to the country where flowers never fade, and winter never chills.
IV. A blessing with a peculiar certainty. Scripture does not lie, or utter perhapses and ifs and buts. Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. Oh, ye that fear God, this is a matter of fact, ye daily and continually abide under a true and real blessing. Some blessings are vain words: the utterer is a hypocrite. Other blessings are sincere, but the person pronouncing them has no power to fulfil them. Such blessings are wells without water, or barren fig trees bearing leaves but no fruit. The Lord blesses not in word only, but in deed; not in futile wishes, but in omnipotent acts. We may fail to obtain the benedictions which our friends invoke upon us, but Gods blessings are sure to all the seed.
V. This blessing involves a peculiar duty, for, if God has blessed us, the succeeding duty is that we should bless Him (verse 18). Praise Him from this time forth. If the past has been marred by any other talk, now from this time bless the Lord. Wash thy mouth of all complaining, take the cup of gratitude to sweeten thy soul, and bless His name from this time forth. What, dumb till now? An heir of heaven speechless? May a sight of Gods blessing open thy mouth. From this time forth begin to bless Him. Then the psalmist resolves to praise the Lord for evermore. Our adoration of God is never to cease. As long as there is breath in our body let us praise Him who gives it to us. Dum spiro spero, said the heathen, While I breathe, I hope. But the Christian says, Dum expire spero, When I die, I will still hope in God. While we exist we will adore. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 May you be blessed by Yahweh, who made heaven…
May you be blessed by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth
This can be stated in active form. AT: "May Yahweh, who made heaven and earth, bless you" (See: Active or Passive)
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the earth he has given to mankind
This does not mean that the earth does not belong to Yahweh, but that has given the earth to mankind as a dwelling place.
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