Psalms 128:4-6

128:4 Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord

will be blessed in this way.

128:5 May the Lord bless you from Zion,

that you might see Jerusalem prosper

all the days of your life,

128:6 and that you might see your grandchildren.

May Israel experience peace!


tn Heb “look, indeed thus will the man, the fearer of the Lord, be blessed.”

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.

tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.

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tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.

tn Heb “sons to your sons.”

tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).