1 A Song of Ascents. Happy is every one that feareth HaShem, that walketh in His ways.
2 When thou eatest the labour of thy hands, happy shalt thou 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 children like olive plants, round about thy table.
4 Behold, surely thus shall the man be blessed that feareth HaShem.
5 HaShem bless thee out of Zion; and see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life;
6 And see thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel!
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Today's Verse
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
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.
