Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 128

A Song of degrees.

1Blessedאַ֭שְׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835isevery one that fearethיְרֵ֣אye.Re'H3373Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;that walkethהַ֝הֹלֵ֗ךְha.ho.LekhH1980in his waysבִּדְרָכָֽיו׃bid.ra.KhavH1870.

2For thou shalt eatתֹאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398the labourיְגִ֣יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of thine handsכַּ֭פֶּיךָKa.pei.khaH3709:happyאַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ'ash.Rei.khaH835shalt thou be, and it shall bewellH2896with thee.

3Thy wifeאֶשְׁתְּךָ֤׀'esh.te.KhaH802shall beas a fruitfulפֹּרִיָּה֮po.ri.YahH6509vineכְּגֶ֥פֶןke.Ge.fenH1612by the sidesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֪יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of thine houseבֵ֫יתֶ֥ךָvei.Te.khaH1004:thy childrenבָּ֭נֶיךָBa.nei.khaH1121like oliveזֵיתִ֑יםzei.TimH2132plantsכִּשְׁתִלֵ֣יkish.ti.LeiH8363round aboutסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439thy tableלְשֻׁלְחָנֶֽךָ׃le.shul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.

4Behold, that thus shall the manגָּ֗בֶרGa.verH1397be blessedיְבֹ֥רַךְye.Vo.rakhH1288that fearethיְרֵ֣אye.Re'H3373Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee out of Zionמִצִּ֫יּ֥וֹןmi.Tzi.YonH6726:and thou shalt seeוּ֭רְאֵהU.re.'ehH7200the goodבְּט֣וּבbe.TuvH2898of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.

6Yea, thou shalt seeוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'eh-H7200thy children’sבָנִ֥יםva.NimH1121childrenלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121, andpeaceשָׁ֝ל֗וֹםSha.LomH7965upon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

A Song of degrees.

Commentaries on Psalms 128