1 B lessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.

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 F or thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

For you shall eat of the labor of your hands; happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

3 T hy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

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 B ehold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord.

5 T he Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

May the Lord bless you out of Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life;

6 Y ea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.

Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!