He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
- BSB He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
- NKJV He will bless those who fear the Lord, Both small and great.
- NASB He will bless those who fear the Lord, The small together with the great.
- NLT He will bless those who fear the Lord, both great and lowly.
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Quick answer
God will bless all who fear him, both small and great. It matters because God's blessing reaches every believer regardless of status.
Overview
The promise of blessing extends to the entire community of the faithful, the lowly and the prominent alike. God shows no partiality; reverent faith, not rank, qualifies one for his favor. This impartial grace is fulfilled in the gospel, where there is no distinction and all who believe are equally blessed in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 112:1Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
- Luke 1:50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
- Ps 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
- Ps 128:4–5Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
- Rev 19:5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
- Ps 29:11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
- Mal 4:2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
- Rev 11:18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
- Mal 3:16–17Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
- Acts 13:26Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
- Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
- Rev 20:12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- Col 3:11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
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