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May YHWHיְהוָהbless youיְבָרֶכְךָfrom Zion,מִצִּיּוֹןand seeוּרְאֵהthe goodבְּטוּבof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםallכֹּלthe daysיְמֵיof your life;חַיֶּיךָ
Psalms 128:5
Study it in the app“May YHWH bless you from Zion, and see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 128:5, word by word
- May 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- bless youיְבָרֶכְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears- from Zionצִּיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- and seeרְאֵהree
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ree” appears- the goodטוּבtuv
good things
The best the land gives: its goods, wealth and plenty.
Where else “tuv” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of your lifeחַיֶּיchaye
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaye” appears
Places in this verse
1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
4Look, thus will be blessed the man who fears YHWH.
5 · This verse (above)
6and see the children of your children. Peace be upon Israel.