Psalms 128
6 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אַ֭שְׁרֵי כׇּל־יְרֵ֣א יְהֹוָ֑ה הַ֝הֹלֵ֗ךְ בִּדְרָכָֽיו׃
shir hamma'alot ashre kol-yere Adonai haholekh bidrakhayw
A song of ascents. Happy is any man who fears GOD, who follows godly ways.
יְגִ֣יעַ כַּ֭פֶּיךָ כִּ֣י תֹאכֵ֑ל אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ וְט֣וֹב לָֽךְ׃
yegia kappekha ki tokhel ashrekha vetov lakh
You shall enjoy the fruit of your labors; you shall be happy and you shall prosper.
אֶשְׁתְּךָ֤ ׀ כְּגֶ֥פֶן פֹּרִיָּה֮ בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֢י בֵ֫יתֶ֥ךָ בָּ֭נֶיךָ כִּשְׁתִלֵ֣י זֵיתִ֑ים סָ֝בִ֗יב לְשֻׁלְחָנֶֽךָ׃
eshtekha kegefen poriyyah beyarkete vetekha banekha kishtile zetim saviv leshulkhanekha
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children, like olive saplings around your table.
הִנֵּ֣ה כִי־כֵ֭ן יְבֹ֥רַךְ גָּ֗בֶר יְרֵ֣א יְהֹוָֽה׃
hinneh khi-khen yevorakh gaver yere Adonai
So shall all who fear GOD be blessed.
יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֗ה מִצִּ֫יּ֥וֹן וּ֭רְאֵה בְּט֣וּב יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כֹּ֝֗ל יְמֵ֣י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
yevarekhkha Adonai mitsiyyon ure'eh betuv yerushalai͏m kol yeme khayyekha
May GOD bless you from Zion; may you share the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
וּרְאֵֽה־בָנִ֥ים לְבָנֶ֑יךָ שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}
ure'eh-vanim levanekha shalom al-yisra'el
and live to see your children’s children. May all be well with Israel!
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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