Psalms 144:15

Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The speaker concludes a description of national security and agricultural abundance by pronouncing a beatitude over a community that enjoys peace and freedom from captivity.

The words — אַשְׁרֵי ('ashrei) translates literally as "how blessed," framing the declaration, while יְהוָה (Yahweh) and אֱלֹהִים (Elohim) identify the specific deity claimed as the people's possession.

The thread — The same beatitude structure appears in Psalms 33:12 and Psalms 146:5 to link blessing with divine allegiance, and Ephesians 1:3 applies the identical formula to bless God and the Father.

Why it lands — The text first records the observable reality of unbroken walls and full granaries, then asserts that such stability is contingent upon Yahweh being recognized as the people's God.

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The Hebrew words

אַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.Reihow blessed!הָ֭עָםHa./'om[is] the/ people שֶׁכָּ֣כָהshe./Ka.khahthat/ thusלּ֑וֹl/ofor/ itאַֽשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.Reihow blessed!הָ֝עָ֗םha./'Am[is] the/ people שֶׁיֲהוָ֥הshe./Yah.wehthat/ Yahweh אֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.Ha/v[is] God/ its

King James Version

Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

Cross-references

Psalms 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
Psalms 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
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.
Deuteronomy 33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
Psalms 65:4 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
Psalms 89:15 Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.