18 Bible Verses About Blessings From God, and What Scripture Means by a Blessing



  • The Hebrew verb barak is defined in Strong’s as “to kneel,” and Scripture uses it in both directions: God blesses people, and people bless God.
  • The priestly blessing widens as it goes — three words, then five, then seven — and was said over the people rather than about them.
  • Deuteronomy 28 gives fourteen verses to the blessings and fifty-four to the curses.
  • Psalm 1 promises fruit “in season” rather than all the time.
  • 1 Peter 3:9 tells believers to repay evil and insults with blessing.

In Scripture a blessing begins as a spoken word, from God or from someone speaking in his name, and what it promises is mostly presence, peace and provision for real needs. The Hebrew verb, barak, is used in both directions: God blesses people, and people bless God, as in “Bless the Lord, O my soul” (Psalm 103:1 in the ESV). Strong’s concordance defines it as “to kneel.” The eighteen verses below cover what the word means, what the blessing on…

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