Psalms 133:3
ContextNET © | It is like the dew of Hermon, 1 which flows down upon the hills of Zion. 2 Indeed 3 that is where the Lord has decreed a blessing will be available – eternal life. 4 |
NIV © | It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life for evermore. |
NASB © | It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forever. |
NLT © | Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And the LORD has pronounced his blessing, even life forevermore. |
MSG © | It's like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. Yes, that's where GOD commands the blessing, ordains eternal life. |
BBE © | Like the dew of Hermon, which comes down on the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord gave orders for the blessing, even life for ever. |
NRSV © | It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD ordained his blessing, life forevermore. |
NKJV © | It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing––Life forevermore. |
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NET © | It is like the dew of Hermon, 1 which flows down upon the hills of Zion. 2 Indeed 3 that is where the Lord has decreed a blessing will be available – eternal life. 4 |
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1 sn Hermon refers to Mount Hermon, located north of Israel. 2 sn The hills of Zion are those surrounding Zion (see Pss 87:1; 125:2). The psalmist does not intend to suggest that the dew from Mt. Hermon in the distant north actually flows down upon Zion. His point is that the same kind of heavy dew that replenishes Hermon may also be seen on Zion’s hills. See A. Cohen, Psalms (SoBB), 439. “Dew” here symbolizes divine blessing, as the next line suggests. 3 tn Or “for.” 4 tn Heb “there the |