Psalms 128:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ יְהוָ֗ה מִצִ֫יּ֥וֹן וּ֖‪[d]‬רְאֵה בְּט֣וּב יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כֹּ֝֗ל יְמֵ֣י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

yəbārekəkā YHWH mi-ṣîyôn û-rəʾēh bə-ṭûb yərûšālāim kōl yəmê ḥayyêkā

Grammar Details

*yəbārekəkā*: verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will bless you
*YHWH*: divine name, tetragrammaton
*mi-ṣîyôn*: preposition + proper noun - from Zion
*û-rəʾēh*: conjunction + verb, qal imperative masculine singular - and see/look upon
*bə-ṭûb*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the goodness/prosperity of
*yərûšālāim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*kōl*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
*yəmê*: noun, masculine plural construct - days of
*ḥayyêkā*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your life

Word Meanings

*ṭûb*: goodness/prosperity/welfare/abundance
*kōl yəmê ḥayyêkā*: all the days of your life/throughout your lifetime

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 134:3 : 3 Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.
Ps 20:2 : 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Zion;
Ps 118:26 : 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
Ps 122:6 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
Ps 135:21 : 21 Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
Isa 2:3 : 3 And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, 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 Jehovah from Jerusalem.
Isa 33:20 : 20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 134:3
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3Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.
Ps 128:6
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6Yea, see thou thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Ps 135:21
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21Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 128:1-4
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1A Song of Ascents. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.
2For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.
4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.
Ps 122:6-7
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6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
7Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.
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12Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
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Deut 28:2-6
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2and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.
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4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy beasts, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.
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Deut 28:8
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8Jehovah will command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Ps 112:1-2
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1Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Deut 28:11-12
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74%
11And Jehovah will make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
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Ps 115:14-15
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14Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.
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Mal 3:12
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24Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:
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Deut 11:21
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21that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
Ps 146:10
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10Jehovah will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 121:7-8
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7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul.
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Ps 20:2
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2Send thee help from the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Zion;
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Ps 125:1-2
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Deut 7:13
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Ps 102:16
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Ps 115:12
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12Jehovah hath been mindful of us; He will bless [us]: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
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Ps 41:2
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2Blessed be the name of Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore.
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Ps 69:35
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Ps 33:12
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12Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
1 Chr 17:27
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22For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
Ps 135:19
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19O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah: O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah: