How blessedis everyonewho fearsthe LORD,Who walksin His ways.
Aleph. How blessedare those whose wayis blameless,Who walkin the lawof the LORD.
Praisethe LORD!How blessedis the manwho fearsthe LORD,Who greatlydelightsin His commandments.
"AND HIS MERCYIS UPON GENERATIONAFTERGENERATIONTOWARD THOSEWHO FEARHIM.
Just as a fatherhascompassionon [his] children,So the LORDhascompassionon those who fearHim.
Sothe churchthroughoutallJudeaand Galileeand Samariaenjoyedpeace,being builtup; and goingon in the fearof the Lordand in the comfortof the HolySpirit,it continued to increase.
The LORDfavorsthose who fearHim, Those who waitfor His lovingkindness.
Unlessthe LORDbuildsthe house,They laborin vainwho buildit; Unlessthe LORDguardsthe city,The watchmankeepsawakein vain.
He will blessthose who fearthe LORD,The smalltogetherwith the great.
Finallythen,brethren,we requestand exhortyou in the LordJesus,that as you receivedfrom us [instruction] as to howyou oughtto walkand pleaseGod(justas you actuallydo walk),that you excelstill more.
But the lovingkindnessof the LORDis from everlastingto everlastingon those who fearHim, And His righteousnessto children'schildren,
Those who trustin the LORDAre as MountZion,which cannotbe movedbut abidesforever.
In my troubleI criedto the LORD,And He answeredme.
They alsodonounrighteousness;They walkin His ways.
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
I will liftup my eyesto the mountains;From whereshall my helpcome?
"Had it not beenthe LORDwhowas on our side," Let Israelnowsay,
Blessthe LORD,O my soul,And allthat is withinme, [bless] His holyname.
When the LORDbroughtbackthe captiveones of Zion,We were like those who dream.
"Ohthat My peoplewould listento Me, That Israelwould walkin My ways!
To You I liftup my eyes,O You who are enthronedin the heavens!
I was gladwhen they saidto me, "Let us goto the houseof the LORD."
"Blessed[shall] you [be] in the city,and blessed[shall] you [be] in the country.
"For I have keptthe waysof the LORD,And have not actedwickedlyagainstmy God.
