Blessedness of the Fear of the Lord.
A Song of Ascents.
128 (A)How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
Who (B)walks in His ways.
2 When you shall (C)eat of the [a](D)fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and (E)it will be well with you.
3 Your wife shall be like a (F)fruitful vine
[b]Within your house,
Your children like (G)olive plants
Around your table.
4 Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.
5 (H)The Lord bless you (I)from Zion,
And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
6 Indeed, may you see your (J)children’s children.
(K)Peace be upon Israel!
Footnotes
- Psalm 128:2 Lit labor
- Psalm 128:3 Lit In the innermost parts of
Cross references
- Psalm 128:1 : Ps 112:1; 119:1
- Psalm 128:1 : Ps 119:3
- Psalm 128:2 : Is 3:10
- Psalm 128:2 : Ps 109:11; Hag 2:17
- Psalm 128:2 : Eccl 8:12; Eph 6:3
- Psalm 128:3 : Ezek 19:10
- Psalm 128:3 : Ps 52:8; 144:12
- Psalm 128:5 : Ps 134:3
- Psalm 128:5 : Ps 20:2; 135:21
- Psalm 128:6 : Gen 48:11; 50:23; Job 42:16; Ps 103:17; Prov 17:6
- Psalm 128:6 : Ps 125:5