Psalms 128

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128:1
שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת אַשְׁרֵי כָּל־יְרֵא יְהוָה הַהֹלֵךְ בִּדְרָכָיו׃
A Song of Ascents. Happy is every one that feareth the LORD, That walketh in His ways.
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128:2
יְגִיעַ כַּפֶּיךָ כִּי תֹאכֵל אַשְׁרֶיךָ וְטוֹב לָךְ׃
When thou eatest the labour of thy hands, Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
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128:3
אֶשְׁתְּךָ כְּגֶפֶן פֹּרִיָּה בְּיַרְכְּתֵי בֵיתֶךָ בָּנֶיךָ כִּשְׁתִלֵי זֵיתִים סָבִיב לְשֻׁלְחָנֶךָ׃
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, round about thy table.
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128:4
הִנֵּה כִי־כֵן יְבֹרַךְ גָּבֶר יְרֵא יְהוָה׃
Behold, surely thus shall the man be blessed That feareth the LORD.
128:5
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן וּרְאֵה בְּטוּב יְרוּשָׁלִָם כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ׃
The LORD bless thee out of Zion; And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life;
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128:6
וּרְאֵה־בָנִים לְבָנֶיךָ שָׁלוֹם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
And see thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel!
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@TheMeaningOf44

One specific picture of flourishing

This short psalm blesses the person who fears the LORD with a thriving household, a fruitful spouse, children like olive plants around the table.

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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 128:1

<b>A song of ascents. Praiseworthy is every man who fears the Lord</b> All of these are admonitions and disciplines. Because it is written, “Praiseworthy is the man,” “Praiseworthy is a man,” it therefore says here “every,” to include a woman.

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