| 1 | Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is everyone who fears, reveres,
and
worships the Lord, who walks in His ways
and
lives according to His commandments. |
| 2 | For you shall eat [the fruit] of the labor of your hands; happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) shall you be, and it shall be well with you. |
| 3 | Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house; your children shall be like olive plants round about your table. |
| 4 | Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who reverently
and
worshipfully fears the Lord. |
| 5 | May the Lord bless you out of Zion [His sanctuary], and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life; |
| 6 | Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel! |
Cross references:
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Psalm 128:1 : Ps. 1:1, 2.
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