Those who trust in Jehovah are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved but abides forever.

Jerusalem — mountains surround her;
And Jehovah  ¹surrounds His people
From now and to eternity.

For the scepter of wickedness will not rest
Upon the allotment of the righteous,
That the righteous would not put forth
Their hands to iniquity.

Do good, O Jehovah, to the  ¹good
And to those upright in their hearts.

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
Jehovah will lead them off with the workers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel.

A Song of Ascents

When Jehovah turned again the  ¹captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.

At that time our mouth was filled with laughter
And our tongue with a ringing shout.
At that time they said among the nations,
Jehovah has done  ¹great things for them.

Jehovah has done great things for us;
We are joyful.

Turn  ¹again, O Jehovah, our captivity
Like the streams in the south.

Those who sow in tears
Will reap with a ringing shout.

He who goes forth and weeps,
Bearing  ¹seed for scattering,
Will no doubt come in with a ringing shout,
Bearing his sheaves with him.

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon

 ¹Unless Jehovah builds the  ²house,
Those who build it labor in vain.
Unless Jehovah keeps the  ²city,
The guard watches in vain.

It is  ¹vain for you to rise up early,
To stay up late,
To eat the bread of toil;
All the same, He gives to His beloved while they sleep.

Behold,  ¹children are the heritage of Jehovah,
The fruit of the womb a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man,
So are the children of one's youth.

Blessed is the man
Who fills his quiver with them.
 ¹He will not be put to shame
When  ¹he speaks with enemies in the gate.

A Song of Ascents

 ¹Blessed is everyone who fears Jehovah,
Who walks in His ways.

You will indeed eat the labor of your hands;
You will be blessed, and it will go well with you.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
In the innermost parts of your house.
Your children will be like olive shoots
Round about your table.

Thus will the man be blessed
Who fears Jehovah.

Jehovah  ¹bless you  ²from Zion;
And may you see the  ¹prosperity of Jerusalem
All the days of your life.

May you also see the children of your children.
Peace be upon Israel.