Psalms 128 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 129

¹A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

KJVA Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609. Many a time^H7227 have they afflicted^H6887^(H8804) me from my youth^H5271, may Israel^H3478 now say^H559^(H8799):

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

KJVMany a time^H7227 have they afflicted^H6887^(H8804) me from my youth^H5271: yet they have not prevailed^H3201^(H8804) against me.

³ The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

KJVThe plowers^H2790^(H8802) plowed^H2790^(H8804) upon my back^H1354: they made long^H748^(H8689) their furrows^H4618^(H8675)^H4618.

⁴ Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is righteous^H6662: he hath cut asunder^H7112^(H8765) the cords^H5688 of the wicked^H7563.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

KJVLet them all be confounded^H954^(H8799) and turned^H5472^(H8735) back^H268 that hate^H8130^(H8802) Zion^H6726.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

KJVLet them be as the grass^H2682 upon the housetops^H1406, which withereth^H3001^(H8804) afore^H6927 it groweth up^H8025^(H8804):

⁷ with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

KJVWherewith the mower^H7114^(H8802) filleth^H4390^(H8765) not his hand^H3709; nor he that bindeth sheaves^H6014^(H8764) his bosom^H2683.

⁸ Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”

KJVNeither do they which go by^H5674^(H8802) say^H559^(H8804), The blessing^H1293 of the LORD^H3068 be upon you: we bless^H1288^(H8765) you in the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068.

WEB·Psalms 128

¹A Song of Ascents. Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

KJVA Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609. Blessed^H835 is every one that feareth^H3373 the LORD^H3068; that walketh^H1980^(H8802) in his ways^H1870.

² For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

KJVFor thou shalt eat^H398^(H8799) the labour^H3018 of thine hands^H3709: happy^H835 shalt thou be, and it shall be well^H2896 with thee.

³ Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table.

KJVThy wife^H802 shall be as a fruitful^H6509^(H8802) vine^H1612 by the sides^H3411 of thine house^H1004: thy children^H1121 like olive^H2132 plants^H8363 round about^H5439 thy table^H7979.

⁴ Behold, this is how the man who fears Yahweh is blessed.

KJVBehold, that thus shall the man^H1397 be blessed^H1288^(H8792) that feareth^H3373 the LORD^H3068.

⁵ May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 shall bless^H1288^(H8762) thee out of Zion^H6726: and thou shalt see^H7200^(H8798) the good^H2898 of Jerusalem^H3389 all the days^H3117 of thy life^H2416.

⁶ Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel.

KJVYea, thou shalt see^H7200^(H8798) thy children's^H1121 children^H1121, and peace^H7965 upon Israel^H3478.

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