Psalm - 115:13



13 He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.

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Explanation and meaning of Psalm 115:13.

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He hath blessed all that fear the Lord, both little and great.
He blesseth those fearing Jehovah, The small with the great.
He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

He will bless them that fear the Lord - Compare Psalm 115:11.
Both small and great - Margin, as in Hebrew, with. The little with the great; children and grown persons; the poor and the rich; the ignorant and the learned; those of humble rank, and those of most exalted birth and condition.

He will bless them that fear the Lord,.... They shall want no good thing now, and have much goodness laid up for them to be enjoyed hereafter; the sun of righteousness rises upon them, and a book of remembrance is written on their account; the Lord delights in them, his eye is upon them; and they are blessed with more grace now, and will be blessed with glory hereafter.
Both small and great; young and old, rich and poor, high and low, lesser or greater believers; be they children, young men, or fathers; see Revelation 11:18.

Both small - Of whatsoever quality, high and low, rich and poor.

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