Translations
Modern
Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Traditional
Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Literal
Look down from Your holy habitation, the heavens, and bless Your people Israel and the land that You have given to us, as You swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Latin
Respice de sanctuario tuo, et de excelso cælorum habitaculo, et benedic populo tuo Israël, et terræ, quam dedisti nobis, sicut jurasti patribus nostris, terræ lacte et melle mananti.
Original
Hebrew
English
Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Notes
Under the covenant, God required his people to give him tribute every year, or even more often.
Because Israel was an agricultural society, God asked for offerings of animals, crops, or grain.
This tribute celebrated the great redemption of the Israelites during the exodus.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Feasts and Festivals of Israel Prayer Worship
Topics
Blessing: Temporal, Prayer For Heaven: God's Dwelling Place Heaven: Holy Milk: Figuratite Tithe: A Second: To be Consumed at Home Every Third Year to Promote Tithes: Mosaic Laws Instituting