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Psalm 115:15
Blessed are you by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
13He will bless those who fear the LORD, both small and great.
14May the LORD increase you more and more, you and your children.
15Blessed are you by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
16The heavens are the LORD’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.
17The dead don’t praise the LORD, nor any who go down into silence,
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“Blessed are you” becomes a larger claim when the sentence names the giver: YHWH who made the whole world speaks blessing over his people.
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Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.Genesis names God as Creator of heaven and earth, the same work by which the psalm identifies the giver of blessing.
Psalm 121:2My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.Both identify the LORD as maker of heaven and earth, with one declaring his blessing and the other his help.
Psalm 134:3May the LORD bless you from Zion, even he who made heaven and earth.Both link the LORD’s blessing with his creation of heaven and earth; Psalm 134 also names Zion.
Psalm 96:5For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.Both declare that the LORD made the heavens; Psalm 96 contrasts him with the peoples’ idols.
Revelation 14:7He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and …Both identify the Lord through his creation of heaven and earth; Revelation urges worship of that Creator.
Genesis 14:19He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.Both connect blessing with God’s relation to heaven and earth, calling him their maker in the psalm and possessor in Genesis.
Deuteronomy 33:24About Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.Both pronounce blessing on people, though Asher’s children and oil have no counterpart in this verse.
Psalm 124:8Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.The LORD who made heaven and earth is the source of blessing here and help in Psalm 124.
Genesis 26:29that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.’ You are now the blessed …Both address people as blessed by the LORD, while Genesis places that acknowledgment within an appeal for peace.
Isaiah 19:25because the LORD of Armies has blessed them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.”Both name the LORD as the giver of blessing; Isaiah names Egypt, Assyria, and Israel as its recipients.
Genesis 24:31He said, “Come in, you blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”Both address someone as blessed by the LORD; Genesis includes that acknowledgment in a welcome into a house.
Deuteronomy 7:14You will be blessed above all peoples. There won’t be male or female barren among you, or among your livestock.Both declare blessing over their hearers; Deuteronomy specifies fertility among people and livestock, which this psalm verse does not mention.
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Gratitude. praise and worship.
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Encouragement
The surrounding words include both small and great among those who fear YHWH. His blessing reaches people without rank or fame; its giver made heaven and earth.
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