Psalms 144:15

15 Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the LORD.

Psalms 144:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
ESV
15 Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!
NLT
15 Yes, joyful are those who live like this! Joyful indeed are those whose God is the LORD .
MSG
15 How blessed the people who have all this! How blessed the people who have God for God!
CSB
15 Happy are the people with such [blessings]. Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.

Psalms 144:15 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 144:15

Happy [is that] people that is in such a case
Whose families are in good order and behave well; who enjoy plenty of all good things; whose flocks and herds increase, and who live in peace and prosperity; these are temporal blessings highly valuable, and for which those who have them should be thankful, as being happy in comparison of others that are destitute of them, ( Deuteronomy 28:3-6 ) ; and especially who besides these are blessed with spiritual blessings, signified by them, and of which these were typical; [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the Lord;
whose God the Lord is, not only by creation, and as he is a common benefactor and preserver, but as their God in covenant, their covenant God and Father in Christ; whom he has loved, chosen, redeemed, adopted, justified, pardoned, regenerated, and sanctified; all which appears to them in effectual calling, is manifested by the application of covenant grace to them, and is witnessed to their spirits by the spirit of God, and which their faith claims an interest in: and these are happy, thrice happy persons; for all that God has are theirs; all his perfections are on their side and for their good; he is their portion, shield, reward, and their all in all; his covenant, its blessings and promises, are all theirs; they have enough, having all things, and can want no good thing; nor need they fear any enemy; the Lord takes care of them, sets a guard about them, resents all injuries done them, prevents the designs of their enemies, makes all things work together for their good, provides all things necessary for them for time and eternity, and will be their God and guide even unto death; covenant interest always continues, and therefore such must be ever happy.

Psalms 144:15 In-Context

13 Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields;
14 our oxen will draw heavy loads.There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.
15 Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the LORD.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 28:3; Psalms 33:12
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