Psalm 128
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Beati omnes.
*§ 1 Blessed are | all | they ||
Or, 1 Blessed are all they that | fear the | Lord, ||
and | walk | in his | ways. ||
that fear the | Lord, and | 3 walk in • his | ways. ||
2 For thou shalt eat the | labours • of thine | hands: ||
O | well is • thee, and | happy • shalt thou | be. ||
3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the | 3 walls of • thine | house; ||
4 Thy children like the olive-branches | round a- | bout thy | table. ||
*§ 5 Lo, | thus • shall the | man ||
Or, 5 Lo, thus shall the | man be | blessed ||
that | fear- | eth the | Lord. ||
be | blessed that | 3 feareth the | Lord. ||
6 The Lord from out of | Sion shall • so | bless thee, ||
that thou shalt see Jerusalem in pros- | 3 perity | 3 all thy • life | long; ||
*§ 7 Yea, that | thou shalt | see ||
Or, 7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy | children’s | children, ||
and | peace | upon | Isra•el. ||
thy children’s | children, • and | peace up•on | Isra•el. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
