1 B lessed (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.

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

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

The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy thou, and good to thee.

3 Y our 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.

Thy wife as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.

4 B ehold, thus shall the man be blessed who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord.

Lo, surely thus is the man blessed who is fearing Jehovah.

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

Jehovah doth bless thee out of Zion, Look, then, on the good of Jerusalem, All the days of thy life,

6 Y es, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!

And see the sons of thy sons! Peace on Israel!