Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine on the sides of thine house, and thy [a]children like the olive plants round about thy table.

Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord.

The Lord out of Zion shall [b]bless thee, and thou shalt see the wealth of [c]Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 128:3 Because God’s favor appeareth in none outward thing, more than in increase of children, he promiseth to enrich the faithful with this gift.
  2. Psalm 128:5 Because of the spiritual blessing which God hath made to his Church, these temporal things shall be granted.
  3. Psalm 128:5 For except God blessed his Church publicly, this private blessing were nothing.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine(A)
    within your house;
your children(B) will be like olive shoots(C)
    around your table.
Yes, this will be the blessing(D)
    for the man who fears the Lord.(E)

May the Lord bless you from Zion;(F)
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem(G)
    all the days of your life.

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