3 The psalmist addresses the representative God-fearing man, as indicated by the references to “your wife” (v. 3) and “the man” (v. 4), as well as the second masculine singular pronominal and verbal forms in vv. 2–6.
4 Heb “the work of your hands, indeed you will eat.”
5 Heb “how blessed you [will be] and it will be good for you.”
6 The metaphor of the fruitful vine pictures the wife as fertile; she will give her husband numerous children (see the next line).
7 One could translate “sons” (see Ps 127:3 and the note on the word “sons” there), but here the term seems to refer more generally to children of both genders.
8 Heb “look, indeed thus will the man, the fearer of the Lord, be blessed.”
9 The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the imperatives that are subordinated to this clause in vv. 5b–6a). Having described the blessings that typically come to the godly, the psalmist concludes by praying that this ideal may become reality for the representative godly man being addressed.
10 The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.
11 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
12 The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.
13 Heb “sons to your sons.”
14 Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;

you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine

within your house;

your children will be like olive shoots

around your table.

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed

who fears the Lord.

The Lord bless you from Zion!

May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem

all the days of your life!

May you see your children’s children!

Peace be upon Israel!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You will eat the fruit of your labor;

blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine

within your house;

your children will be like olive shoots

around your table.

Yes, this will be the blessing

for the man who fears the Lord.

May the Lord bless you from Zion;

may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem

all the days of your life.

May you live to see your children’s children—

peace be on Israel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You will surely eat

what your hands have worked for.

You will be happy,

and it will go well for you.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine

within your house,

your children, like young olive trees

around your table.

In this very way

the man who fears the Lord

will be blessed.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,

so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem

all the days of your life

and will see your children’s children!

Peace be with Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You will indeed eat of the labor of your hands;

you will be happy and it will be well with you.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine

within your house.

Your children will be like olive shoots

about your table.

Look, for thus shall a man be blessed

who fears Yahweh.

May Yahweh bless you from Zion,

that you may see the good of Jerusalem

all the days of your life,

and that you may see your children’s children.

May peace be upon Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands:

Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine

By the sides of thine house:

Thy children like olive plants

Round about thy table.

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.

The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion:

And thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem

All the days of thy life.

Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children,

And peace upon Israel.

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