Religion

Psalm 128: Family blessings

by Isaac Watts 1674–1748

From The Psalms of David Imitated (1719)

Religion

O happy man, whose soul is filled
With zeal and reverent awe!
His lips to God their honors yield,
His life adorns the law.

A careful providence shall stand
And ever guard thy head,
Shall on the labors of thy hand
Its kindly blessings shed.

Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine;
Thy children round thy board,
Each like a plant of honor shine,
And learn to fear the Lord.

The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil
For months and years to come;
The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill,
Shall send thee blessings home.

This is the man whose happy eyes
Shall see his house increase;
Shall see the sinking church arise,
Then leave the world in peace.

MLA

Watts, Isaac. “Psalm 128: Family blessings.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/295/.

Chicago

Watts, Isaac. “Psalm 128: Family blessings.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/295/.

Read this poem with the Codex →

More by Isaac Watts