God is Blessed

God is blessed
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. (Psalm 41:13)
 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. (Psalm 72:18)
 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me,
    bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
    who heals all your diseases, (Psalm 103:1-3)
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” (John 12:13)
therefore in Him we are blessed
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Genesis 1:28)
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. (Genesis 12:2)
The Lord bless you and keep you (Numbers 6:24)
 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! (Psalm 34:8)
 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, (Ephesians 1:3)

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