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Psalm 128:5–6

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128:5May the Lord bless you9 from Zion,

that you might see10 Jerusalem11 prosper

all the days of your life,

128:6and that you might see12 your grandchildren.13

May Israel experience peace!14

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Footnotes

  1. 9 The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the imperatives that are subordinated to this clause in vv. 5b–6a). Having described the blessings that typically come to the godly, the psalmist concludes by praying that this ideal may become reality for the representative godly man being addressed.
  2. 10 The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.
  3. 11 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
  4. 12 The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.
  5. 13 Heb “sons to your sons.”
  6. 14 Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord bless you from Zion!

May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem

all the days of your life!

May you see your children’s children!

Peace be upon Israel!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May the Lord bless you from Zion;

may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem

all the days of your life.

May you live to see your children’s children—

peace be on Israel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

May the Lord bless you from Zion,

so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem

all the days of your life

and will see your children’s children!

Peace be with Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

May the Lord continually bless you from Zion.

May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.

May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.

May Israel have peace!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

May Yahweh bless you from Zion,

that you may see the good of Jerusalem

all the days of your life,

and that you may see your children’s children.

May peace be upon Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion:

And thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem

All the days of thy life.

Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children,

And peace upon Israel.