Psalm 128-129

New International Version

Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

¹Blessed are all who fear the Lord,^(A)
    who walk in obedience to him.^(B)
²You will eat the fruit of your labor;^(C)
    blessings and prosperity^(D) will be yours.
³Your wife will be like a fruitful vine^(E)
    within your house;
your children^(F) will be like olive shoots^(G)
    around your table.
⁴Yes, this will be the blessing^(H)
    for the man who fears the Lord.^(I)

⁵May the Lord bless you from Zion;^(J)
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem^(K)
    all the days of your life.
⁶May you live to see your children’s children—^(L)
    peace be on Israel.^(M)

Psalm 129

A song of ascents.

¹“They have greatly oppressed^(N) me from my youth,”^(O)
    let Israel say;^(P)
²“they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
    but they have not gained the victory^(Q) over me.
³Plowmen have plowed my back
    and made their furrows long.
⁴But the Lord is righteous;^(R)
    he has cut me free^(S) from the cords of the wicked.”^(T)

⁵May all who hate Zion^(U)
    be turned back in shame.^(V)
⁶May they be like grass on the roof,^(W)
    which withers^(X) before it can grow;
⁷a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,^(Y)
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.
⁸May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you^(Z) in the name of the Lord.”