New English Translation
Psalms 128:6
6and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!
Psalms 128:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)May you live to see your children’s children— peace be on Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May you see your children's children! Peace be upon Israel!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
Context of Psalms 128:6
4Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord will be blessed in this way. 5May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life, and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!
Read all of Psalms 128Psalms 128:6 word by word
וּרְאֵֽה־בָנִ֥ים לְבָנֶ֑יךָ שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 128:6
- Genesis 50:23Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation. He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph.
- Job 42:16After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
- Psalms 125:5As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!
- Isaiah 66:12For this is what the Lord says: “Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river, the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks. You will nurse from her breast and be carried at her side; you will play on her knees.
- Galatians 1:16to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,
Commentaries on Psalms 128:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Yea, thou shalt see thy children‘s children - This is a continuation of the idea of blessedness as connected with a numerous posterity - an object of so much interest to the Hebrews (see the notes at Psalm 128:3), and having its foundation in our nature. And peace upon Israel - See Psalm 125:5. As the crowning blessing; a blessing above that of success in worldly affairs; above that of seeing a numerous and happy posterity. The love of God is the supreme…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6God will continually bless those who fear him (Psalm 133:3) from his dwelling in Zion (20:2; 50:2; 110:2), no matter where they live. children's children: God's blessings continue through generations for those who are faithful (Psalms 79:12–13; 89:1; 100:4–5; 103:17–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Long life crowns all other temporal favors. As Psa 125:5, this Psalm closes with a prayer for peace, with prosperity for God's people.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6And may you see children [born] to your children and they shall not come to quarrel about halitzah, [since that is performed only if there are no children,] and then there will be peace upon Israel (addendum).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 128
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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