Psalm 128 Parallel Bible (Julia Smith Translation)

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¹ Song of ascensions Happy every one fearing Jehovah; going in his ways.

¹ {A Song of degrees.} Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

¹ A Song of Ascents.^(A)How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,Who ^(B)walks in His ways.

¹ A song of ascents.How happy is everyone who fears the Lord,who walks in His ways!^(A)

¹ How blessed are all who fear the LORD as they follow in his ways.

² For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: happy thou, and well to thee.

² For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

² When you shall ^(C)eat of the ^(a)^(D)fruit of your hands,You will be happy and ^(E)it will be well with you.

² You will surely eatwhat your hands have worked for.^(B)You will be happy,and it will go well for you.^(C)

² You will eat from the work of your hands; you will be happy, and it will go well for you.

³ Thy wife as a vine bearing fruit in the sides of thy house: thy sons as plants of olives round about thy table.

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

³ Your wife shall be like a ^(F)fruitful vine^(b)Within your house,Your children like ^(G)olive plantsAround your table.

³ Your wife will be like a fruitful vinewithin your house,your sons, like young olive treesaround your table.^(D)

³ Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children like olive shoots surrounding your table.

⁴ Behold, that thus shall the man be praised fearing Jehovah.

⁴ Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.

⁴ Behold, for thus shall the man be blessedWho fears the Lord.

⁴ In this very waythe man who fears the Lordwill be blessed.^(E)

⁴ See how the man will be blessed who fears the LORD.

⁵ Jehovah shall bless thee from Zion: and look thou upon the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

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

⁵ ^(H)The Lord bless you ^(I)from Zion,And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

⁵ May the Lord bless you from Zion,so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalemall the days of your life^(F)

⁵ May the LORD bless you from Zion, and may you observe the prosperity of Jerusalem every day that you live!

⁶ And see thou the sons to thy sons: peace upon Israel.

⁶ Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

⁶ Indeed, may you see your ^(J)children’s children.^(K)Peace be upon Israel!

⁶ and will see your children’s children!Peace be with Israel.^(G)

⁶ And may you see your children's children! Peace be on Israel! A Song of Ascents

Psalm 128