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Psalms 128:5-6

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128:5 May the Lord bless you 1  from Zion,

that you might see 2  Jerusalem 3  prosper

all the days of your life,

128:6 and that you might see 4  your grandchildren. 5 

May Israel experience peace! 6 

1 tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the imperatives that are subordinated to this clause in vv. 5b-6a). Having described the blessings that typically come to the godly, the psalmist concludes by praying that this ideal may become reality for the representative godly man being addressed.

2 tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.

3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

4 tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.

5 tn Heb “sons to your sons.”

6 tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).



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