Psalms 118:26

“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of YHWH; we bless you from the house of YHWH.”
Psalms 118:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Blessed isבָּרוּךְthe one who comesהַבָּאin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH;יְהוָהwe bless youבֵּרַכְנוּכֶםfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָה

Quotation · Luke 19:38

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The crowd acclaims him with Psalm 118:26 and adds “the King”: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.”

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Greek of the New Testament: λέγοντες Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος βασιλεὺς ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου ἐν οὐρανῷ εἰρήνη καὶ δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις

Hebrew (Masoretic text): בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְהוָה

Septuagint (Psalms 117:26 in the Septuagint numbering): εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου· εὐλογήκαμεν ὑμᾶς ἐξ οἴκου Κυρίου.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Matthew 23:39

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Jesus announces that they will not see him until they say the words of Psalm 118:26.

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Greek of the New Testament: λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν οὐ μή με ἴδητε ἀπ’ ἄρτι ἕως ἂν εἴπητε Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְהוָה

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Luke 13:35

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Jesus announces that they will not see him until they say the words of Psalm 118:26.

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Greek of the New Testament: ἰδοὺ ἀφίεται ὑμῖν ὁ οἶκος ὑμῶν λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν οὐ μὴ ἴδητέ με ἕως ἥξει ὅτε εἴπητε Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְהוָה

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Psalms 118:26, word by word

Blessed isבָּרוּךְbaruch

greet

To wish someone God's good; to greet.

Where else “baruch” appears

the one who comesבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “ba” appears

in the nameשֵׁםshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

Where else “shem” appears

of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears

from the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears

Translation note

The people who welcomed Jesus in Jerusalem said these words (Matthew 21:9).

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Luke 19:38

The crowd acclaims him with Psalm 118:26 and adds “the King”: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.”

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Psalms 118:26

²⁶Blessed is the one who comes in the name of YHWH; we bless you from the house of YHWH.

Luke 19:38

³⁸saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

Quotation · Matthew 23:39

Jesus announces that they will not see him until they say the words of Psalm 118:26.

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Psalms 118:26

²⁶Blessed is the one who comes in the name of YHWH; we bless you from the house of YHWH.

Matthew 23:39

³⁹For I tell you, you will never see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Quotation · Luke 13:35

Jesus announces that they will not see him until they say the words of Psalm 118:26.

See them side by side

Psalms 118:26

²⁶Blessed is the one who comes in the name of YHWH; we bless you from the house of YHWH.

Luke 13:35

³⁵Look, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will never see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

The context

25I beg you, YHWH, save, please; I beg you, YHWH, give success, please.

26 · This verse (above)

27El is YHWH, and he has given us light; bind the victim of the festival with cords up to the horns of the altar.

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