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Psalms 129:8

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Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”
Psalms 129:8 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
  • BSB May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
  • NKJV Neither let those who pass by them say, “The blessing of the Lord be upon you; We bless you in the name of the Lord!”
  • NASB Nor do those who pass by say, “The blessing of the Lord be upon you; We bless you in the name of the Lord.”
  • NLT And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing: “The Lord bless you; we bless you in the Lord’s name.”

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Ruth 2:4Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” They answered him, “May Yahweh bless you.”
  • Ps 118:26Blessed is he who comes in Yahweh’s name! We have blessed you out of Yahweh’s house.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Psalms 129:8YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 129:8 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Neither do they which go byעָבַרsayאָמַרThe blessingבְּרָכָהof the LORDיְהֹוָהbe upon you: we blessבָרַךְyou in the nameשֵׁםof the LORDיְהֹוָה
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