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Psalms 128

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1 Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

   

Commentary

 

Olive

  

'An olive' signifies love and charity, because 'the olive tree' signifies the celestial church, and so 'the olive,' which is its fruit, signifies celestial love, which love is love to the Lord. This is why the oil which was used to anoint all the holy things of the church, signifies the same love. This oil which was called 'the oil of holiness' was produced from olives, and mixed with aromatics, as in Exodus 19:23, 24, and the lamps of the candelabra in the tabernacle were made to burn every evening with olive oil, as in Exodus 27:20 and Leviticus 24:2. 'An olive,' as in Isaiah 17:6, signifies celestial remains.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 886 [1-2])


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