KJV King James Version
The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
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Psalm 128:5
The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
WEB World English Bible
May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jehovah doth bless thee out of Zion, Look, then, on the good of Jerusalem, All the days of thy life,
Surrounding context — Psalm 128
2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] well with thee.
3 Thy wife [shall be] as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, [and] peace upon Israel.
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Psalm 134:3The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.Psalm 20:2Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;Psalm 118:26Blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.Isaiah 33:20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle [that] shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.Psalm 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.Ephesians 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:Isaiah 2:3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.Psalm 135:21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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