The Meaning of Psalms 115:15 Explained

Psalms 115:15

KJV: Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.

YLT: Blessed are ye of Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

Darby: Ye are blessed of Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth.

ASV: Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ye [are] blessed  of the LORD  which made  heaven  and earth. 

What does Psalms 115:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 115:1-18 - Powerless Idols Our Powerful God
Evidently this psalm was intended to be sung by various voices: Psalms 115:1-8 by the whole congregation in unison, while the sacrifice was being offered; Psalms 115:9-11, by a solo voice giving the first line of each couplet, the whole audience chanting the refrain; Psalms 115:12-15, by the priest as a benediction; Psalms 115:16-18, by the whole congregation, which now breaks into glad hallelujahs.
It was composed during the early days of the return from Babylon, when the small groups of settlers were surrounded by the jeers and scoffs of their enemies. This was their reply, as they brought out the scathing contrast between the idols of their neighbors and the majesty of Jehovah. We are reminded of Isaiah's description of an idol factory. The idols had outward semblance and no power. Jehovah had no outward semblance, but all power. Let us take to heart the threefold invitation to faith in Psalms 115:9-11, and reckon on God as our help in the battle and our shield against our foes. The smallest may get his blessing as well as the greatest, Psalms 115:13. We can never impose a strain on the resources of God, however great our demands. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 115

1  Because God is truly glorious
4  And idols are vanity
9  He exhorts to confidence in God
12  God is to be blessed for his blessing

What do the individual words in Psalms 115:15 mean?

[May be] blessed you by Yahweh who made heaven and earth
בְּרוּכִ֣ים אַ֭תֶּם לַיהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ

בְּרוּכִ֣ים  [May  be]  blessed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
לַיהוָ֑ה  by  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה  who  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שָׁמַ֥יִם  heaven 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
וָאָֽרֶץ  and  earth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.