The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.
- BSB The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
- NKJV The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
- NASB The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
- NLT The Lord remembers us and will bless us. He will bless the people of Israel and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
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Quick answer
Yahweh remembers his people and will bless Israel and the house of Aaron. It matters because God's blessing flows from his faithful remembrance of his covenant.
Overview
The psalm turns from exhortation to assurance: God has not forgotten his people but will surely bless them. To 'remember' in Scripture means to act faithfully on one's commitments. This covenant faithfulness finds its yes in Christ, in whom all God's promises are confirmed (2 Cor. 1:20).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Ps 136:23Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Isa 44:21Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
- Isa 49:14–16But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
- Gen 12:2–3And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Ps 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.
- Ps 67:7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
- Exod 2:24–25And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
- Gal 3:29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
- Gen 2:17–18But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
- Acts 3:26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
- Gal 3:14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
- Gen 8:1And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
- Acts 10:4And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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