Psalm 128

Artist's impression of the Psalm on a house wall in Amsterdam

The 128th psalm is a biblical psalm from the fifth book of the psalter . Like all psalms from Psalm 120 through Psalm 134 , the first verse describes it as a pilgrimage song. The term translated in this way probably indicates "steps", which is often referred to the steps to the temple . Based on this, the interpretation follows that these psalms were sung on pilgrimages to Jerusalem .

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Psalm 128 belongs to the group of wisdom psalms. It contains a promise of blessing to the righteous, whose lives are marked by the fear of God . They are assured of their share of the blessings that God promised his people.

According to the Greek number of the Septuagint , which is also used by the Latin Vulgate , the psalm bears the number 127.

reception

In the Vulgate version Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, the psalm was set numerous times a . a. Motets by:

• Lupus Hellinck
• Nicolas Gombert
• Christian Hollander
• Benedictus Appenzeller
• Antonio Scandello
• Thomas Bachofen
• Henry Purcell , Z 131, (c. 1680)
• Stephan Lück

Web links

Commons : Psalm 128  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Psalm 128 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 128 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain for settings of Psalm 128 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , pp. 717 and 763 f.