The Lord will (A)protect him and keep him alive,
And he will be called [a](B)blessed upon the earth;
And (C)do not turn him over to the desire of his enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:2 Or happy

The Lord protects(A) and preserves them—(B)
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—(C)
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.(D)

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Prosperity Comes from the Lord.

A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.

127 Unless the Lord (A)builds a house,
They who build it labor in vain;
Unless the Lord (B)guards a city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.

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Psalm 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless the Lord builds(A) the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches(B) over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.

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I, the Lord, am its keeper;
(A)I water it every moment.
So that no one will [a]damage it,
I (B)guard it night and day.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 27:3 Lit punish

    I, the Lord, watch over it;
    I water(A) it continually.
I guard(B) it day and night
    so that no one may harm(C) it.

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