The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
Parallel translations
- WEB May Yahweh bless you from Zion; even he who made heaven and earth.
- BSB May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
- NKJV The Lord who made heaven and earth Bless you from Zion!
- NASB May the Lord bless you from Zion, He who made heaven and earth.
- NLT May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
They are blessed from Zion by Yahweh, the Maker of heaven and earth. It pronounces God's blessing on His worshipers from the place of His presence.
Overview
The psalm closes by invoking the Lord's blessing from Zion upon His people, naming Him as Creator of heaven and earth. The God worshiped is both near in Zion and sovereign over all creation. This blessing flows fully to believers in Christ, through whom the Creator blesses His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 128:5The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
- Ps 20:2Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
- Ps 124:8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
- Ps 135:21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
- Ps 146:5–6Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
- Rom 11:26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
- Ps 110:2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
- Ps 14:7Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
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