1 Blessed are all who fear Jehovah, who walk in his ways.
2 For thou shall eat the labor of thy hands. Happy thou shall be, and it shall be well with thee.
3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house, thy sons like olive plants round about thy table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears Jehovah.
5 Jehovah bless thee out of Zion, and see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
6 Yea, see thou thy son's sons. Peace be upon Israel.
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Today's Verse
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Verse Of The DayThe psalm closes by promising long life, enough "to see thy children's children," alongside peace upon Israel, a reward for the upright similar to Isaiah 3:10. For more songs of ascent, see the Psalms overview or move forward to Psalms 129.
