Blessed are those^(B) who fear the Lord,^(C)
    who find great delight^(D) in his commands.

² Their children^(E) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³ Wealth and riches^(F) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures^(G) forever.
⁴ Even in darkness light dawns^(H) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.^(I)
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,^(J)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

⁶ Surely the righteous will never be shaken;^(K)
    they will be remembered^(L) forever.
⁷ They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast,^(M) trusting in the Lord.^(N)
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;^(O)
    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.^(P)
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,^(Q)
    their righteousness endures^(R) forever;
    their horn^[c] will be lifted^(S) high in honor.

¹⁰ The wicked will see^(T) and be vexed,
    they will gnash their teeth^(U) and waste away;^(V)
    the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.^(W)

Praise the Lord, you his servants;^(Y)
    praise the name of the Lord.
² Let the name of the Lord be praised,^(Z)
    both now and forevermore.^(AA)
3 From the rising of the sun^(AB) to the place where it sets,
    the name of the Lord is to be praised.

⁴ The Lord is exalted^(AC) over all the nations,
    his glory above the heavens.^(AD)
5 Who is like the Lord our God,^(AE)
    the One who sits enthroned^(AF) on high,^(AG)
6 who stoops down to look^(AH)
    on the heavens and the earth?

⁷ He raises the poor^(AI) from the dust
    and lifts the needy^(AJ) from the ash heap;
⁸ he seats them^(AK) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹ He settles the childless^(AL) woman in her home
    as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

To show partiality^(V) in judging is not good:^(W)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”^(X)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
²⁵ But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

²⁶ An honest answer
    is like a kiss on the lips.

²⁷ Put your outdoor work in order
    and get your fields ready;
    after that, build your house.

²⁸ Do not testify against your neighbor without cause^(Y)—
    would you use your lips to mislead?
²⁹ Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
    I’ll pay them back for what they did.”^(Z)

³⁰ I went past the field of a sluggard,^(AA)
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
³¹ thorns had come up everywhere,
    the ground was covered with weeds,
    and the stone wall was in ruins.
³² I applied my heart to what I observed
    and learned a lesson from what I saw:
³³ A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest^(AB)—
³⁴ and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.^(AC)