Psalm 128 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Psalm 128

The Happy Home of the Faithful

A Song of Ascents.

1 Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in his ways.(A)
2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you.(B)

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
around your table.(C)
4 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.(D)
6 May you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!(E)

Cross references

  1. 128.1 : Ps 112.1; 119.3
  2. 128.2 : Eccl 8.12; Isa 3.10; Ezek 23.29
  3. 128.3 : Ps 52.8; 144.12; Ezek 19.10
  4. 128.5 : Ps 20.2; 122.9; 134.3
  5. 128.6 : Gen 50.23; Job 42.16; Ps 125.5