Psalms 128:5

5 May the LORD bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

Psalms 128:5 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 The LORD bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life!
New Living Translation (NLT)
5 May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.
The Message Bible (MSG)
5 Enjoy the good life in Jerusalem every day of your life.
American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
5 May the LORD bless you from Zion so that you may see Jerusalem prospering all the days of your life.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
5 May the Lord bless you from Zion, so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
5 May the LORD bless you from Zion. May you enjoy the good things that come to Jerusalem all the days of your life.

Psalms 128:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 128:5

The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion
The church of God, where he dwells, out of which he shines, even the Word of the Lord, as the Targum in the king's Bible; and where he commands his blessings of grace to descend on his people, even life for evermore, ( Psalms 133:3 ) . Here he blesses them with his word and ordinances, which are the goodness and fatness of his house, and with his presence in them; so that the man that fears God is blessed, not only in his person, and in his family, but in the house of God; see ( Psalms 118:26 Psalms 118:27 ) ;

and thou shall see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life;
the goodness of God in Jerusalem, which is another name for the church of God; the beauty of the Lord in his house and ordinances; his power and his glory in the sanctuary: or should see the church of God in prosperous circumstances all his days; true religion flourish, the power of godliness in the professors of it; the word and ordinances blessed to the edification of saints, and many sinners converted and gathered in. This may be applied to Christ, ( Isaiah 53:11 ) .

Psalms 128:5 In-Context

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
4 Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.
5 May the LORD bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
6 May you live to see your children’s children— peace be on Israel.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Psalms 20:2; Psalms 134:3
  • 2. Psalms 122:9
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