King James Version
Psalms 128:5 in the King James Version says “The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 128 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.”
Psalms 128:5 · KJV
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall bless”
H1288to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as
“and thou shalt see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“the good”
H2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“of thy life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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