Psalms
Psalm 128:1–2
1A song of ascents.
Blessed are all who fear the LORD,
who walk in His ways!
2For when you eat the fruit of your labor,
blessings and prosperity will be yours.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 128:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A song | שִׁ֗יר | šîr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7892 song |
| of ascents | הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4609 what comes up |
| Blessed | אַ֭שְׁרֵי | ’aš·rê | Interjection | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| are all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who fear | יְרֵ֣א | yə·rê | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H3373 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who walk | הַ֝הֹלֵ֗ךְ | ha·hō·lêḵ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in His ways | בִּדְרָכָֽיו׃ | biḏ·rā·ḵāw | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Psalm 128:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| when you eat | תֹאכֵ֑ל | ṯō·ḵêl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| the fruit | כַּ֭פֶּיךָ | kap·pe·ḵā | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| of your labor | יְגִ֣יעַ | yə·ḡî·a‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3018 toil, product |
| blessings | אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ | ’aš·re·ḵā | Interjection; second person masculine singular | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| and prosperity | וְט֣וֹב | wə·ṭō·wḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| will be yours | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 128:1 Psalm 112:1 · Psalm 119:1 · Psalm 103:13 · Luke 1:50 · Psalm 147:11 · Psalm 1:1–3 · Acts 9:31 · Psalm 127:1 · Psalm 103:17 · Psalm 115:13 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · Psalm 120:1
Psalm 128:2 Isaiah 3:10 · Isaiah 62:8 · Isaiah 65:21–23 · Ecclesiastes 5:18–19 · Deuteronomy 28:4 · Deuteronomy 28:11 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · Ecclesiastes 8:12 · Ephesians 6:3 · Isaiah 65:13 · Jeremiah 22:15 · Deuteronomy 28:51
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.