Psalms 128

1 A Song of Ascents. Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

A Song of Ascents. How happy is every one that revereth Yahweh, who walketh in his ways!

2 For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

The labour of thine own hands, surely thou shalt eat. How happy thou, and well for thine!

3 Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table.

Thy wife, like a fruitful vine, within the recesses of thy house, —Thy children, like plantings of olive-trees, round about thy table.

4 Behold, this is how the man who fears Yahweh is blessed.

Lo! thus, shall be blessed the man who revereth Yahweh.

5 May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

Yahweh will bless thee, out of Zion, —and behold thou the welfare of Jerusalem, all the days of thy life!

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

And behold thou thy children’s children, —Prosperity on Israel!