Psalms 115:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָה֮ זְכָרָ֢נוּ יְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ יְ֭בָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְ֝בָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אַהֲרֹֽן׃

Transliteration

YHWH zĕḵārānû yĕḇārēḵ, yĕḇārēḵ ʾeṯ-house-of Yiśrāʾēl, yĕḇārēḵ ʾeṯ-house-of ʾAhărōn.

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: divine name
• *zĕḵārānû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix, 'he remembered us'
• *yĕḇārēḵ*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, 'he will bless'
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• בֵּית: noun, masculine singular construct, 'house of'
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun, 'Israel'
• *ʾAhărōn*: proper noun, 'Aaron'

Word Meanings

• *YHWH*: divine name
• *zĕḵārānû*: remembered us/has been mindful of us
• *yĕḇārēḵ*: will bless/will cause to prosper
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: Israel (proper name)
• *ʾAhărōn*: Aaron (proper name)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 136:23 : 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
• Gen 12:2-3 : 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
• Isa 49:14-16 : 14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
• Gal 3:29 : 29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
• Eph 1:3 : 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:
• Acts 3:26 : 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
• Gal 3:14 : 14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
• Exod 2:24-25 : 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
• Ps 25:7 : 7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
• Ps 67:7 : 7 God shall bless{H8762)} us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear{H8799)} him.
• Isa 44:21 : 21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
• Gen 2:17-18 : 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
• Gen 8:1 : 1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
• Acts 10:4 : 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.