Psalms 128:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

<A Song of the going up.> Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אַ֭שְׁרֵי כָּל־יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝הֹלֵ֗ךְ בִּדְרָכָֽיו׃

Transliteration

šîr the maʿălôt ʾašrê all-yərēʾ YHWH the-hōlēk in-dərākâw

Grammar Details

• *šîr*: construct state, masculine singular - song of
• *maʿălôt*: plural noun - ascents/steps/degrees
• *ʾašrê*: construct state plural of *ʾōšer* - happiness/blessedness of
• *yərēʾ*: participle, masculine singular - fearing/one who fears
• *YHWH*: divine name, tetragrammaton
• *hōlēk*: participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one walking
• *dərākâw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his ways

Word Meanings

• *šîr hamaʿălôt*: song of ascents/pilgrim song/song of steps/degrees
• *ʾašrê*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *yərēʾ*: fears/reveres/stands in awe of

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:1 : 1 <ALEPH> Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.
• Ps 112:1 : 1 Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.
• Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.
• Luke 1:50 : 50 His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.
• Acts 9:31 : 31 And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.
• Ps 103:17 : 17 But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
• Ps 147:11 : 11 The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
• Ps 127:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up. Of Solomon.> If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing.
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.
• Luke 1:6 : 6 They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
• Ps 115:13 : 13 He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.
• Ps 1:1-3 : 1 Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord. 2 But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night. 3 He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.
• Ps 81:13 : 13 If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!
• Ps 103:1 : 1 <Of David.> Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.
• Ps 119:3 : 3 They do no evil; they go in his ways.
• Ps 120:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer.
• Ps 121:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?
• Ps 122:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
• Ps 123:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> To you my eyes are lifted up, even to you whose seat is in the heavens.
• Ps 124:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
• Ps 125:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.
• Ps 126:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.