King James Version

Psalms 89:52

Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:53.

בָּר֖וּךְbarukheblessבָרַךְverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “bless”, a verb used as a describing wordH1288to 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)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְ֝עוֹלָ֗םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…אָ֘מֵ֥ןamenAmenאָמֵןadverb — “Amen”H543sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, trulyAmen, so be it, truth.וְאָמֵֽןveamenand Amenאָמֵןconjunction, adverb — “and Amen”H543sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, trulyAmen, so be it, truth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-53) Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen. BOOK IV

Young’s Literal Translation

Blessed [is] Jehovah to the age. Amen, and amen!

World English Bible

Blessed be Yahweh forever more. Amen, and Amen.

Darby Translation

Blessed be Jehovah for evermore! Amen, and Amen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-53) Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed be the Lord for ever. So be it, so be it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐλογητὸς Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· γένοιτο, γένοιτο.