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Psalms 128:2

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For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

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Jerusalem, Israel’s covenant capital, and Zion, the hill associated with God’s dwelling and temple, appear later in this psalm as the setting of God’s blessing. Though verse 2 focuses on the fruit of honest labor, its promised well-being belongs within the larger covenant hope centered on Zion and Jerusalem.

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Psalms 128:2 mentions Jerusalem and Zion.

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