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1 Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him.
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Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.
2 You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things.
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You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
3 Your wife will give you many children, like a vine that produces much fruit. Your children will bring you much good, like olive branches that produce many olives.
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Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
4 This is how the man who respects the Lord will be blessed.
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Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.
5 May the Lord bless you from Mount Zion; may you enjoy the good things of Jerusalem all your life.
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May the LORD bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
6 May you see your grandchildren. Let there be peace in Israel. A song for going up to worship.
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May you live to see your children’s children— peace be on Israel.
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