Psalms 133:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion, for there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forevermore.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descends upon the mountains of Zion, for there the LORD commanded the blessing, life forevermore.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Like the dew{H2919} of Hermon,{H2768} That cometh down{H3381} upon the mountains{H2042} of Zion:{H6726} For there Jehovah{H3068} commanded{H6680} the blessing,{H1293} Even life{H2416} for evermore.{H5769}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    As the dew{H2919} of Hermon{H2768}, and as the dew that descended{H3381}{(H8802)} upon the mountains{H2042} of Zion{H6726}: for there the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} the blessing{H1293}, even life{H2416} for evermore{H5769}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For there the LORDE promised his blessynge, and life for euermore.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And as the dew of Hermon, which falleth vpon the mountaines of Zion: for there the Lord appointed the blessing and life for euer.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    It is also like vnto the deawe of Hermon: whiche falleth downe vpon the hyll of Sion. For God hath commaunded his blessing: and life euerlasting to be where is suche concorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    As the dew of Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Like the dew of Hermon, That comes down on the hills of Zion: For there Yahweh gives the blessing, Even life forevermore.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    As dew of Hermon -- That cometh down on hills of Zion, For there Jehovah commanded the blessing -- Life unto the age!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Like the dew of Hermon, That cometh down upon the mountains of Zion: For there Jehovah commanded the blessing, Even life for evermore. Psalm 134 A Song of Ascents.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Like the dew of Hermon, That cometh down upon the mountains of Zion: For there Jehovah commanded the blessing, Even life for evermore.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Like the dew of Hermon, which comes down on the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord gave orders for the blessing, even life for ever.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forevermore. A Song of Ascents.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed, that is where the LORD has decreed a blessing will be available– eternal life.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 42:8 : 8 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
  • Lev 25:21 : 21 I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce enough for three years.
  • Deut 4:48 : 48 This territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Sion (which is Hermon),
  • Deut 28:8 : 8 The LORD will command the blessing on your storehouses and on all you set your hand to do. He will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
  • Ps 21:4 : 4 For You meet him with blessings of good things; You place a crown of pure gold upon his head.
  • Ps 16:11 : 11 You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
  • Deut 3:8-9 : 8 At that time, we took the land from the two Amorite kings across the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon. 9 (The Sidonians call Hermon 'Sirion,' and the Amorites call it 'Senir.')
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  • Mic 5:7 : 7 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it goes, and no one can rescue.
  • John 4:14 : 14 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
  • John 5:24 : 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
  • John 5:29 : 29 And they will come out: those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
  • John 6:50-51 : 50 But this is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, they will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
  • John 6:68 : 68 Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
  • John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.' 26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
  • 1 John 5:11 : 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
  • Rev 1:18 : 18 'the living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.'
  • Josh 13:11 : 11 Additionally, it included Gilead, the territory of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 133:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 A song of ascents by David: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

    2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down onto the collar of his robes.

  • Ps 134:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 Lift up your hands in holiness and bless the LORD.

    3 May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

  • 5 May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

  • 21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion, He who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • 5 I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.

  • 2 May my teaching fall like rain, my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on grass and abundant showers on plants.

  • 13 As for me, you uphold me in my integrity and set me in your presence forever.

  • 6 He will come down like rain upon cut grass, like showers that water the earth.

  • 15 With the best from the ancient mountains and the precious things from the everlasting hills,

  • 3 Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your power; in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, your youth are like the dew.

  • Ps 113:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2 May the name of the Lord be blessed both now and forevermore!

    3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised.

  • Ps 125:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

    2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore.

  • 6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

  • 15 Look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as you swore to our ancestors.

  • 4 He is like the light of morning at sunrise, a morning without clouds, like brightness after rain that brings grass to sprout from the earth.

  • 13 Of Joseph he said: 'May his land be blessed by the Lord with the choicest gifts of heaven, with the dew and the waters lying beneath.'

  • 52 The insults with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked, with which they mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

  • 16 The mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:

    14 'This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.'

  • 13 He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

  • 3 Israel, hope in the LORD from now and forevermore.

  • 4 O Lord, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down water.

  • 8 And those who pass by do not say, 'The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.'

  • 2 My heart overflows with a good theme; I speak my composition to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

  • 26 I will make them and the areas surrounding My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in their season—showers of blessing will come.

  • 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams of water, springs, and deep waters flowing out in valleys and hills.

  • 9 you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

  • 28 So Israel will live in safety, isolated in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.

  • 9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.

  • 4 This is what the LORD said to me, 'I will remain quiet and observe from my dwelling place, like the heat shimmering in sunlight, like a cloud of dew during the heat of harvest.'

  • 12 You crown the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with abundance.

  • 3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.

  • 12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Glorify your God, O Zion!

  • 3 So I have seen you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and your glory.

  • 1 A psalm of David. LORD, who may dwell in your tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?

  • 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.

  • 28 May God give you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, an abundance of grain and new wine.

  • 14 It will come against all the high mountains and against all the lofty hills.

  • 10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Blessed are you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting."

  • 48 This territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Sion (which is Hermon),

  • 1 A psalm, a song of the sons of Korah: His foundation is on the holy mountains.

  • 19 House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD!

  • 12 The Lord has remembered us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

  • 67%

    8 Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek, and you break the teeth of the wicked.

  • 10 The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD!