May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
- KJV Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
- NKJV May you be blessed by the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
- NASB May you be blessed of the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth.
- NLT May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
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Quick answer
The people are pronounced blessed by Yahweh, the maker of heaven and earth. It matters because the Creator himself is the source of every blessing.
Overview
The blessing is anchored in God's identity as Creator of all things, whose limitless power guarantees his ability to bless. This contrasts sharply with the impotent idols already mocked. The Creator's blessing rests fully on those united to Christ, through whom all things were made (Col. 1:16).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 134:3May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
- Rev 14:7And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
- Gen 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Gen 14:19and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
- Ps 121:2My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Ps 96:5For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
- 1 Pet 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Eph 1:3–4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Gen 32:26–29Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
- Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
- Ps 146:5–6Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- Ps 124:8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Ps 3:8Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
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