Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha GNTA
New International Version NIV
1 Happy are those who obey the Lord, who live by his commands.
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Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.
2 Your work will provide for your needs; you will be happy and prosperous.
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You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your home, and your children will be like young olive trees around your table.
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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 A man who obeys the Lord will surely be blessed like this.
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Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.
5 May the Lord bless you from Zion! May you see Jerusalem prosper all the days of 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 live to see your grandchildren! Peace be with Israel!
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May you live to see your children’s children— peace be on Israel.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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