The Meaning of Psalms 129:8 Explained

Psalms 129:8

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.

YLT: And the passers by have not said, 'The blessing of Jehovah is on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'

Darby: Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!

ASV: Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Neither do they which go by  say,  The blessing  of the LORD  [be] upon you: we bless  you in the name  of the LORD. 

What does Psalms 129:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalms 129

1  An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions
5  The haters of the church are cursed

What do the individual words in Psalms 129:8 mean?

And neither let those say who pass by them the blessing of Yahweh [be] upon you we bless you in the name of Yahweh
וְלֹ֤א אָֽמְר֨וּ ׀ הָעֹבְרִ֗ים בִּרְכַּֽת־ יְהוָ֥ה אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם בֵּרַ֥כְנוּ אֶ֝תְכֶ֗ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה

וְלֹ֤א  And  neither 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
אָֽמְר֨וּ ׀  let  those  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָעֹבְרִ֗ים  who  pass  by  them 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָבַר 
Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
בִּרְכַּֽת־  the  blessing 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
יְהוָ֥ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם  [be]  upon  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בֵּרַ֥כְנוּ  we  bless 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common plural
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
בְּשֵׁ֣ם  in  the  name 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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