Jewish prayers for work and provision

English

A Song of Ascents.

When the LORD brought back those that returned to Zion,

We were like unto them that dream.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter,

And our tongue with singing;

Then said they among the nations:

'The LORD hath done great things with these.'

The LORD hath done great things with us;

We are rejoiced.

Turn our captivity, O LORD,

As the streams in the dry land.

They that sow in tears

Shall reap in joy.

Though he goeth on his way weeping that beareth the measure of seed,

He shall come home with joy, bearing his sheaves.

The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917. Checked against a second digitisation. Out of copyright in the United States on the basis stated here, and free to reuse there. Please keep the citation with it.

English

A Song of Ascents.

Happy is every one that feareth the LORD,

That walketh in His ways.

When thou eatest the labour of thy hands,

Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of thy house;

Thy children like olive plants, round about thy table.

Behold, surely thus shall the man be blessed

That feareth the LORD.

The LORD bless thee out of Zion;

And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life;

And see thy children's children.

Peace be upon Israel!

The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917. Checked against a second digitisation. Out of copyright in the United States on the basis stated here, and free to reuse there. Please keep the citation with it.

English

For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm, a Song.

God be gracious unto us, and bless us;

May He cause His face to shine toward us; Selah

That Thy way may be known upon earth,

Thy salvation among all nations.

Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, O God;

Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them.

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy;

For Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity,

And lead the nations upon earth. Selah

Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, O God;

Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, all of them.

The earth hath yielded her increase;

May God, our own God, bless us.

May God bless us;

And let all the ends of the earth fear Him.

The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917. Checked against a second digitisation. Out of copyright in the United States on the basis stated here, and free to reuse there. Please keep the citation with it.