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Psalms 129:8

129:7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

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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.”

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

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

What does Psalms 129:8 mean?

Psalms 129:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָבַר (ʻâbar), אָמַר (ʼâmar), בְּרָכָה (Bᵉrâkâh).

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Neither
do
they
which
go
byעָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
say,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
The
blessingבְּרָכָהBᵉrâkâh/ber-aw-kaw'/H1293benediction; by implication prosperity
of
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
be
upon
you:
we
blessבָרַךְbârak/baw-rak'/H1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
you
in
the
nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
of
the
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 129:8.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

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What does Psalms 129:8 say?

Psalms 129:8 (King James Version) reads: "Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD."

Is Psalms 129:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 129:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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