@Ps 128:1-6. The temporal blessings of true piety. The eighth chapter of Zecariah is a virtual commentary on this Psalm. Compare @Ps 128:3 with @Zec 8:5; and @Ps 128:2 with @Le 26:16 De 28:33 Zec 8:10; and @Ps 128:6 with @Zec 8:4.
1. (Compare @Ps 1:1).
2. For thou shalt eat--that is, It is a blessing to live on the fruits of one's own industry.
3. by the sides--or, "within" (@Ps 48:2).
olive plants--are peculiarly luxuriant (@Ps 52:8).
5. In temporal blessings the pious do not forget the richer blessings of God's grace, which they shall ever enjoy.
6. Long life crowns all other temporal favors. As @Ps 125:5, this Psalm closes with a prayer for peace, with prosperity for God's people.