The Message Bible MSG
King James Version KJV
1 All you who fear God, how blessed you are! how happily you walk on his smooth straight road!
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Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
2 You worked hard and deserve all you've got coming. Enjoy the blessing! Revel in the goodness!
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For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
3 Your wife will bear children as a vine bears grapes, your household lush as a vineyard, The children around your table as fresh and promising as young olive shoots.
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Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
4 Stand in awe of God's Yes. Oh, how he blesses the one who fears God!
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Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
5 Enjoy the good life in Jerusalem every day of your life.
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The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
6 And enjoy your grandchildren. Peace to Israel!
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Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
The King James Version is in the public domain.