Psalms 129 · Verse 8

Psalms 129:8

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.
Psalms 129:8, King James Version

Psalms 129:8 in other translations

BSBMay none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
WEBNeither do those who go by say, “The blessing of the LORD be on you. We bless you in the LORD’s name.”
ASVNeither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.
YLTAnd the passers by have not said, ‘The blessing of Jehovah is on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'
DARBYNeither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!
BBEAnd those who go by do not say, The blessing of the Lord be on you; we give you blessing in the name of the Lord.
WebsterNeither do they who go by, say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

What does Psalms 129:8 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Neither do they which go by say - There is a reference here to the salutations which were given and returned by the reapers in the time of the harvest. We find that it was customary, when the master came to them into the field, to say unto the reapers, The Lord be with you! and for them to answer, The Lord bless thee! Rut 2:4. Let their land become desolate, so that no harvest shall ever more appear in it. No interchange of benedictions between owners and reapers. This has literally taken place: Babylon is utterly destroyed; no harvests grow near the place where it stood.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 129:5-8

While God's people shall flourish as the loaded palm-tree, or the green and fruitful olive, their enemies shall wither as the grass upon the house-tops, which in eastern countries are flat, and what grows there never ripens; so it is with the designs of God's enemies. No wise man will pray the Lord to bless these mowers or reapers. And when we remember how Jesus arose and reigns; how his people have been supported…

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Psalms 129:8 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.

וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
אָֽמְר֨וּ\׀'a.me.Ruthey sayH559
הָעֹבְרִ֗יםha.'oe.Rimthose [who] pass byH5674
בִּרְכַּֽת\־bir.kat-[the] blessing ofH1293
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.Khem[be] to youH413
בֵּרַ֥כְנוּbe.Rakh.nuwe blessH1288
אֶ֝תְכֶ֗ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
בְּשֵׁ֣םbe.Shemin [the] name ofH8034
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Psalms 129:8

  • Ruth 2:4

    And, behold, Boaz came from Beth–lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The blessing.
118:26; Ru 2:4

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

Context

  • Psalms 129:7

    Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • Psalms 129:8

    Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

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Psalms 129:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ni dijeron los que pasaban: Bendición de Jehová sea sobre vosotros; os bendecimos en el nombre de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les passants ne disent pas: La bénédiction de l’ Éternel soit sur vous! nous vous bénissons au nom de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Vorübergehenden sagen nicht: Jehovas Segen über euch! Wir segnen euch im Namen Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.