Psalm 128

¹Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commandments.

¹Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the Lord.

¹³As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

⁵⁰His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

¹Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

²But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night.

³¹Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁰Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

⁸The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.

²¹They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

²²No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

¹⁸Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

¹⁹Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

⁴The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

¹¹The Lord will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.

¹⁰Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.

⁸But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

²⁴For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!

¹⁵Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.

¹⁶Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?

²²Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

¹⁶The Lord once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.

³May the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

²May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

²⁰Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.

²⁶Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you.

⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.

³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

¹⁶After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

²³He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.

¹²For this is what the Lord says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.

⁶Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

⁵But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

¹⁶to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,