“Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.”
The psalmist's blessing of the faithful community as those whom God has made establishes the fundamental human identity and dignity as rooted in divine creative action, making every person a work of God's hand. This verse affirms that the community's existence itself constitutes blessing, as they are the product of God's creative will and ongoing sustenance, establishing the foundation for gratitude and proper orientation toward the Creator. The plural form you addresses the community as a whole, establishing that the blessing extends to all who participate in covenant relationship with God rather than being reserved for any particular elite or righteous subset. By grounding human identity and dignity in divine creation, the psalmist establishes that all who call upon God's name participate in the blessing of having been fashioned by God's hand and claimed for God's purposes.
Church Fathers on Psalms 115:15
1. “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Your Name give the praise” Psalm 113:1. For that grace of the water that gushed from the rock (“now that rock was Christ” 1 Corinthians 10:4), was not given on the score of works that had gone before, but of His mercy “that justifies the ungodly.” Romans 4:5 For “Christ died for sinners,” that men might not seek any glory of their own, but in the Lord's Name. 2. “For Your loving mercy, and for Your truth's sake” Psalm 113:2.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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