Psalms 128–130

1Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

2For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

3Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table.

4Behold, this is how the man who fears Yahweh is blessed.

5May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

6Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel.

1Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

2many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

3The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

4Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

5Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

6Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

7with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

8Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”

1Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh.

2Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.

3If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

4But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.

5I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

6My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

7Israel, hope in Yahweh, for there is loving kindness with Yahweh. Abundant redemption is with him.

8He will redeem Israel from all their sins.