Bible Strands
Psalms 115:12
The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A communal voice addressing those who fear the LORD (v.11), declaring what God has done and will do in the midst of a liturgy that contrasts the living God with lifeless idols (vv.1–11).
The words — זָכַר (zakar, H2142) is not passive recall but active covenantal remembrance that moves toward action; it anchors the verse and the blessing that follows.
The thread — The same "remembering" language appears in Psalms 136:23 (He remembered us in our low estate) and Isaiah 44:21 (Remember these things, O Jacob), tying the psalm to the Exodus and covenant-identity motifs.
Why it lands — The verse names specific recipients (house of Israel, house of Aaron) and then generalizes to all who fear the LORD (v.13), asking the reader to locate themselves inside a defined covenant line rather than treating blessing as abstract.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
Cross-references
- Psalms 136:23 He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Isaiah 44:21 Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
- Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
- Psalms 25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
- Psalms 67:7 God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
- Exodus 2:24 So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Galatians 3:29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
- Genesis 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”