13 They will spend their days in prosperity,(A)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.(B)

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11 But the meek will inherit the land(A)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.(B)

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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
    then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(A)

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33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(A)
    and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(B)

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Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.(A)

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17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(A)
He will take great delight(B) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(C)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(D)

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39 The promise is for you and your children(A) and for all who are far off(B)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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25 “‘I will make a covenant(A) of peace(B) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(C) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(D) 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.[a](E) I will send down showers in season;(F) there will be showers of blessing.(G) 27 The trees will yield their fruit(H) and the ground will yield its crops;(I) the people will be secure(J) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(K) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(L) 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(M) and no one will make them afraid.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:26 Or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be named in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be seen as blessed

23 They will not labor in vain,(A)
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;(B)
for they will be a people blessed(C) by the Lord,
    they and their descendants(D) with them.

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25 Fear(A) of man will prove to be a snare,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord(B) is kept safe.(C)

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26 They are always generous and lend freely;(A)
    their children will be a blessing.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 37:26 Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed

10 For,

“Whoever would love life
    and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
    and their lips from deceitful speech.

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39 I will give them singleness(A) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(B) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.

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Their children(A) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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36     the children of his servants will inherit it,(A)
    and those who love his name will dwell there.(B)

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26 “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,(A)
    who rides(B) across the heavens to help you(C)
    and on the clouds(D) in his majesty.(E)
27 The eternal(F) God is your refuge,(G)
    and underneath are the everlasting(H) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,(I)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’(J)
28 So Israel will live in safety;(K)
    Jacob will dwell[a] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.(L)
29 Blessed are you, Israel!(M)
    Who is like you,(N)
    a people saved by the Lord?(O)
He is your shield and helper(P)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(Q)

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is

13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth,(A) where righteousness dwells.

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19 And my God will meet all your needs(A) according to the riches of his glory(B) in Christ Jesus.

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28 “Come to me,(A) all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.(B) 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,(C) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(D)

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17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!
    Grain will make the young men thrive,
    and new wine the young women.

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12 They will come and shout for joy(A) on the heights(B) of Zion;
    they will rejoice in the bounty(C) of the Lord
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,(D)
    the young of the flocks(E) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,(F)
    and they will sorrow(G) no more.
13 Then young women will dance and be glad,
    young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning(H) into gladness;
    I will give them comfort(I) and joy(J) instead of sorrow.
14 I will satisfy(K) the priests(L) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,(M)
declares the Lord.

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10 “Rejoice(A) with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
    all you who love(B) her;
rejoice greatly with her,
    all you who mourn(C) over her.
11 For you will nurse(D) and be satisfied
    at her comforting breasts;(E)
you will drink deeply
    and delight in her overflowing abundance.”(F)

12 For this is what the Lord says:

“I will extend peace(G) to her like a river,(H)
    and the wealth(I) of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried(J) on her arm
    and dandled on her knees.
13 As a mother comforts her child,(K)
    so will I comfort(L) you;
    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”

14 When you see this, your heart will rejoice(M)
    and you will flourish(N) like grass;
the hand(O) of the Lord will be made known to his servants,(P)
    but his fury(Q) will be shown to his foes.

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12 About Benjamin(A) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(B)
    for he shields him all day long,(C)
    and the one the Lord loves(D) rests between his shoulders.(E)

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I will establish my covenant(A) as an everlasting covenant(B) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(C) and the God of your descendants after you.(D) The whole land of Canaan,(E) where you now reside as a foreigner,(F) I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you;(G) and I will be their God.(H)

Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant,(I) you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.(J) 10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.(K)

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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