Psalms 128 · Verse 5

Psalms 128:5

The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Psalms 128:5, King James Version

Psalms 128:5 in other translations

BSBMay the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
WEBMay the LORD bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
ASVJehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
YLTJehovah doth bless thee out of Zion, Look, then, on the good of Jerusalem, All the days of thy life,
DARBYJehovah will bless thee out of Zion; and mayest thou see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life,
BBEMay the Lord send you blessing out of Zion: may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
WebsterThe LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

What does Psalms 128:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. In temporal blessings the pious do not forget the richer blessings of God's grace, which they shall ever enjoy.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion - In all thy approaches to him in his house by prayer, by sacrifice, and by offering, thou shalt have his especial blessing. Thou shalt thrive every where, and in all things. And thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem - Thou shalt see the cause of God flourish in thy lifetime, and his Church in great prosperity.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 128:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.Khamay he bless youH1288
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִצִּ֫יּ֥וֹןmi.Tzi.Yonfrom ZionH6726
וּ֭רְאֵהU.re.'ehand lookH7200
בְּט֣וּבbe.Tuvon [the] good thing[s] ofH2898
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
כֹּ֝֗לKolallH3605
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
חַיֶּֽיךָ\׃chai.Yei.khalife yourH2416

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 128:5

  • Psalms 134:3

    The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

  • Psalms 20:2

    Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

  • Isaiah 33:20

    Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

  • Psalms 118:26

    Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

  • Psalms 122:6

    Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

  • Ephesians 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

  • Isaiah 2:3

    And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  • Psalms 135:21

    Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bless thee.
20:2; 118:26; 134:3; Isa 2:3; Eph 1:3
thou shalt see.
122:6; Isa 33:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 128:4

    Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.

  • Psalms 128:5

    The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

  • Psalms 128:6

    Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.

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Psalms 128:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Bendígate Jehová desde Sión, y veas el bien de Jerusalem todos los días de tu vida.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ Éternel te bénira de Sion. Et puisses-tu voir le bien de Jérusalem tous les jours de ta vie,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Segnen wird dich Jehova von Zion aus, und du wirst das Wohl Jerusalems schauen alle Tage deines Lebens,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Confundantur, et convertantur retrorsum omnes qui oderunt Sion.