God Blesses His Worshipers
1 Shout praises to the Lord!
The Lord blesses everyone
who worships him and gladly
obeys his teachings.
2 Their descendants will have
great power in the land,
because the Lord blesses
all who do right.
3 They will get rich and prosper
and will always be remembered
for their fairness.
4 They will be so kind
and merciful and good,
that they will be a light
in the dark for others
who do the right thing.
5 Life will go well for those
who freely lend
and are honest in business.
6 They won't ever be troubled,
and the kind things they do
will never be forgotten.
7 Bad news won't bother them;
they have decided
to trust the Lord.
8 They are dependable
and not afraid,
and they will live to see
their enemies defeated.
9 They will always be remembered
and greatly praised,
because they were kind
and freely gave to the poor.
10 When evil people see this,
they angrily bite their tongues
and disappear.
They will never get
what they really want.
سعادة الصديقين
1 هلِّلويا.
هَنيئا لِمَنْ يَخافُ الرّبَّ
ويُسَرُّ بِوصاياهُ جِدًّا.
2 يكونُ نَسلُهُ قويًّا في الأرضِ،
فالمُستَقيمونَ يُبارِكُهُمُ الرّبُّ،
3 ويكونُ المالُ والغِنى في بـيتِهِ،
وحقُّهُ يدومُ إلى الأبدِ.
4 النُّورُ يُضيءُ في الظَّلامِ لِلمُستَقيمينَ،
لأنَّ الرّبَّ حَنونٌ ورحيمٌ وعادِلٌ.
5 الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِـحُ يتَحَنَّنُ ويُقرِضُ
ويُدبِّرُ أمُورَهُ بالإنصافِ.
6 الصِّدِّيقُ لن يَتزَعزَعَ إلى الأَبدِ،
وذِكْرُهُ يـبقَى مدَى الدَّهرِ.
7 لا يخافُ مِنْ خَبَرِ السُّوءِ،
وبِقلبٍ ثابِتٍ يَتَّكِلُ على الرّبِّ،
8 قلبُهُ راسخٌ فلا يخافُ
حينما يرى خُصومَهُ.
9 يُوزِّعُ ويُعطي البائِسينَ،
ففَضْلُهُ يدومُ إلى الأبدِ
ورأسُه يرتَفِـعُ بالمَجدِ،
10 يراهُ الشِّرِّيرُ فيَغتَمُّ
ويَصُرُّ بأسنانِهِ ويذُوبُ.
فرَغَباتُ الشِّرِّيرِ تَبـيدُ.