<p class="poetry">Blessed is the one who is always cautious,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but whoever hardens his heart<n id="2" /> will fall into evil.p>

<p class="poetry">When there is no prophetic vision<n id="1" /> the people cast off restraint,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who keeps the law,<n id="3" /> blessed is he!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Therefore,<n id="1" /> blessed<n id="2" /> is the man whom God corrects,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">so do not despise the discipline<n id="4" /> of the Almighty.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed is the one<n id="1" /> whose wrongdoing the <sc>Lordsc> does not punish,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in whose spirit there is no deceit.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="1" /> is the nation whose God is the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Taste<n id="1" /> and see that the <sc>Lordsc> is good!p> <p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="2" /> is the one<n id="3" /> who takes shelter in him!<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="2" /> is the one who treats the poor properly!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">When trouble comes,<n id="4" /> the <sc>Lordsc> delivers him.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="1" /> is the one whom you choose,p> <p class="poetry">and allow to live in your palace courts.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May we be satisfied with the good things of your house &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">your holy palace.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed are the people who worship you!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, they experience your favor.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">How blessed is the one<n id="2" /> who obeys<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">who takes great delight in keeping his commands.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">How blessed will be the one who repays youp> <p class="poetry">for what you dished out to us!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Blessed is the one<n id="1" /> who listens to me,p> <p class="poetry">watching<n id="2" /> at my doors day by day,p> <p class="poetry">waiting<n id="3" /> beside my doorway.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and your princes feast at the proper time<n id="2" /> &#8211; with self-control and not in drunkenness.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">you will be blessed,p> <p class="poetry">you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you who let your ox and donkey graze.<n id="2" />p>

Blessed is the one who waits and attains to the 1,335 days.

<t /><p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="2" /> is the one<n id="3" /> who does not follow<n id="4" /> the advice<n id="5" /> of the wicked,<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">or stand in the pathway<n id="7" /> with sinners,p> <p class="poetry">or sit in the assembly<n id="8" /> of scoffers!<n id="9" />p>

<p class="poetry">Give sincere homage!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Otherwise he<n id="2" /> will be angry,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and you will die because of your behavior,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">when his anger quickly ignites.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="6" /> are all who take shelter in him!<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="1" /> is the one<n id="2" /> who trusts in the <sc>Lordsc><n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and does not seek help from<n id="4" /> the proud or from liars!<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!p> <p class="poetry">They will not be put to shame<n id="1" /> when they confront<n id="2" /> enemies at the city gate.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">For this reason the <sc>Lordsc> is ready to show you mercy;p> <p class="poetry">he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Indeed, the <sc>Lordsc> is a just God;p> <p class="poetry">all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.<n id="2" />p>