⁴ By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.

^21 (A)He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who ^(A)delights greatly in His commandments.

^2 (B)His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
^3 (C)Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness ^[b]endures forever.

¹⁵ For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, ^(A)whose name is Holy:
^(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
^(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
^(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

^(A)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”