Psalms 128:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Shall... shalt. — Here and in the next verse the optative is plainly required: “May Jehovah,” &c; “mayst thou see,” &c. The patriotic sentiment could not wait long for expression in such a psalm. No people ever perceived more strongly than the Jews the connection between the welfare of the state and that of the family.

Psalms 128:5

5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.