Psa 128:5 | NETfull | STEP | May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

Psalms 128:5

5 May the Lord bless you ^{▼▼ The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the imperatives that are subordinated to this clause in vv. 5b–6a). Having described the blessings that typically come to the godly, the psalmist concludes by praying that this ideal may become reality for the representative godly man being addressed.} from Zion,
that you might see ^{▼▼ The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.} Jerusalem ^{▼▼ For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; Journey of Paul map 1-F4; Journey of Paul map 2-F4; Journey of Paul map 3-F4; Journey of Paul map 4-F4.} prosper
all the days of your life,