New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 128

Blessedness of the Fear of the Lord.

A Song of Ascents.

1How blessedאַ֭שְׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835is everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who fearsH3372the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Whowalksהַ֝הֹלֵ֗ךְha.ho.LekhH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָֽיו׃bid.ra.KhavH1870.

2Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you shalleatתֹאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398of thefruitיְגִ֣יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of your handsכַּ֭פֶּיךָKa.pei.khaH3709,You will be happyאַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ'ash.Rei.khaH835andit will be wellוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2895with you.

3Your wifeאֶשְׁתְּךָ֤׀'esh.te.KhaH802shall be like afruitfulפֹּרִיָּה֮po.ri.YahH6509vineכְּגֶ֥פֶןke.Ge.fenH1612Withinבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֪יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411your houseבֵ֫יתֶ֥ךָvei.Te.khaH1004,Your childrenבָּ֭נֶיךָBa.nei.khaH1121likeoliveזֵיתִ֑יםzei.TimH2132plantsכִּשְׁתִלֵ֣יkish.ti.LeiH8363Aroundסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439your tableלְשֻׁלְחָנֶֽךָ׃le.shul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.

4Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,for thusכֵ֭ןkhenH3651shall the manגָּ֗בֶרGa.verH1397be blessedיְבֹ֥רַךְye.Vo.rakhH1288Who fearsH3372the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288youfrom Zionמִצִּ֫יּ֥וֹןmi.Tzi.YonH6726,And may you seeוּ֭רְאֵהU.re.'ehH7200the prosperityבְּט֣וּבbe.TuvH2898of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389allכֹּ֝֗לKolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425.

6Indeed, may you seeוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'eh-H7200yourchildren’sבָנִ֥יםva.NimH1121childrenלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121.Peaceשָׁ֝ל֗וֹםSha.LomH7965be upon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

Blessedness of the Fear of the Lord.

A Song of Ascents.

Commentaries on Psalms 128