You will be blessed beyond all peoples; there will be no barrenness<n id="1" /> among you or your livestock.

Your children<n id="1" /> will be blessed, as well as the produce of your soil, the offspring of your livestock, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

<t /><p class="poetry">Of Gad he said:p> <p class="poetry">Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad.p> <p class="poetry">Like a lioness he will dwell;p> <p class="poetry">he will tear at an arm &#8211; indeed, a scalp.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Of Asher he said:p> <p class="poetry">Asher is blessed with children,p> <p class="poetry">may he be favored by his brothersp> <p class="poetry">and may he dip his foot in olive oil.<n id="1" />p>

I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept<n id="1" /> prophesying good things about<n id="2" /> you, and I rescued you from his power.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">Then David said to Abigail, &#8220;Praised<n id="1" /> be the <sc>Lord,sc> the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me!

But King Solomon will be empowered<n id="1" /> and David&#8217;s dynasty<n id="2" /> will endure permanently before the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> deserves praise<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel deserves praise<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">in the future and forevermore!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">We agree! We agree!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The Lord deserves praise!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Day after day<n id="2" /> he carries our burden,p> <p class="poetry">the God who delivers us. (Selah)p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">By David.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc>, my protector,<n id="2" /> deserves praise<n id="3" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the one who trains my hands for battle,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and my fingers for war,p>

<p class="poetry">Cursed be the day I was born!p> <p class="poetry">May that day not be blessed when my mother gave birth to me.<n id="1" />p>

Then Jeremiah told Baruch, &#8220;I am no longer allowed to go<n id="1" /> into the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

They said to him, &#8220;Please sit down and read it to us.&#8221; So Baruch sat down and read it to them.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then a wind lifted me up<n id="1" /> and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me as the glory of the <sc>Lordsc> rose from its place,<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">So Jeremiah summoned Baruch son of Neriah. Then Jeremiah dictated to Baruch everything the <sc>Lordsc> had told him to say and Baruch wrote it all down in a scroll.<n id="1" />

so that<n id="1" /> you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed<n id="2" /> you, but have always treated you well<n id="3" /> before sending you away<n id="4" /> in peace. Now you are blessed by the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">May peoples serve youp> <p class="poetry">and nations bow down to you.p> <p class="poetry">You will be<n id="1" /> lord<n id="2" /> over your brothers,p> <p class="poetry">and the sons of your mother will bow down to you.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May those who curse you be cursed,p> <p class="poetry">and those who bless you be blessed.&#8221;p>

Jethro said, &#8220;Blessed<n id="1" /> be the <sc>Lordsc> who has delivered you from the hand of Egypt, and from the hand of Pharaoh, who has delivered the people from the Egyptians&#8217; control!<n id="2" />

But God said to Balaam, &#8220;You must not go with them; you must not curse the people,<n id="1" /> for they are blessed.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>