128:4 Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord
will be blessed in this way. 1
128:5 May the Lord bless you 2 from Zion,
that you might see 3 Jerusalem 4 prosper
all the days of your life,
128:6 and that you might see 5 your grandchildren. 6
May Israel experience peace! 7
1 tn Heb “look, indeed thus will the man, the fearer of the
2 tn 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.
3 tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
3 tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.
4 tn Heb “sons to your sons.”
5 tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).