Sirach 34:17
Good News Translation
He makes them cheerful and puts a sparkle in their eyes. He blesses them with life and health.

New Revised Standard Version
Happy is the soul that fears the Lord!

Contemporary English Version
The Lord will bless you if you fear him

New American Bible
Happy the soul that fears the Lord!

Douay-Rheims Bible
The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed.

Sirach 34:15
For their hope is on him that saveth them, and the eyes of God are upon them that love him.

Sirach 34:16
He that feareth the Lord shall tremble at nothing, and shall not be afraid: for he is his hope.

Sirach 34:18
To whom doth he look, and who is his strength?

Sirach 34:19
The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, he is their powerful protector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a cover from the sun at noon,

Context
Sirach 34
16He that feareth the Lord shall tremble at nothing, and shall not be afraid: for he is his hope. 17The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed. 18To whom doth he look, and who is his strength?…
Cross References
Sirach 34:15
For their hope is on him that saveth them, and the eyes of God are upon them that love him.

Sirach 34:16
He that feareth the Lord shall tremble at nothing, and shall not be afraid: for he is his hope.

Sirach 34:18
To whom doth he look, and who is his strength?

Sirach 34:19
The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, he is their powerful protector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a cover from the sun at noon,



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 34:16
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