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Psalm 128

English Standard Version



1 A Song of Ascents. Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways! (Ps 112:1; Ps 119:1; Ps 120:1; Pr 8:32) 2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. (Ps 109:11; Isa 3:10) 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. (Ge 49:22; Ps 52:8; Eze 19:10) 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. 5 The Lord bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life! (Ps 20:2; Ps 122:9; Ps 134:3; Ps 135:21) 6 May you see your children’s children! Peace be upon Israel! (Job 42:16; Ps 125:5; Pr 17:6) 

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Psalm 128

New International Version



1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. 2 You will eat the fruit of your labour; blessings and prosperity will be yours. 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots round your table. 4 Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord. 5 May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 May you live to see your children’s children – peace be on Israel. 

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Psalm 128

King James Version

1 A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be , and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children' children, and peace upon Israel. 

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Psalm 128

New International Reader’s Version



1 Blessed are all those who have respect for the LORD. They live as he wants them to live. 2 Your work will give you what you need. Blessings and good things will come to you. 3 As a vine bears a lot of fruit, so may your wife have many children by you. May they sit around your table like young olive trees. 4 Only a man who has respect for the LORD will be blessed like that. 5 May the LORD bless you from Zion. May you enjoy the good things that come to Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 May you live to see your grandchildren. May Israel enjoy peace. 

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