Psalms 128

1 A Song of Degrees. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; who walk in his ways.

(Happy are/Yahweh is pleased with) those of you who revere him and do what he wants you to do [IDM].

2 You shall eat the labours of your hands: blessed are you, and it shall be well with you.

You will [be able to earn the money] that you [MTY] need to buy food; you will be happy and you will be prosperous.

3 Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of your house: your children as young olive-plants round about your table.

Your wife will be like a grapevine that bears many grapes [SIM]; she will give birth to many children. Your children who sit around your table will be like a strong olive [tree that has many] shoots [growing up around it] [SIM].

4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord.

Every man who reveres Yahweh will be blessed like that.

5 May the Lord bless you out of Sion; and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

I wish/hope that Yahweh will bless all of you from [where he dwells] (on Zion [Hill]/[in Jerusalem]) and that you will see [the people of] Jerusalem prospering every day that you live!

6 And may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.

I desire that you will live many years, long enough to see your grandchildren. I desire/hope that things will go well for [the people in] Israel!