BLESSING

May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
Irish Blessing

 

Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.

Deuteronomy 15:10

 

Blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 28:2

 

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Ephesians 1:3

 

Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills.

Genesis 49:26

 

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trail, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

James 1:12

 

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that send outs its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when heart comes; its leaves are always green.  It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.

Jeremiah 17:7 - 8

 

From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.

John 1:16

 

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.  Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Luke 6:21

 

Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.  You alone are the Lord.  You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them.  You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

Nehemiah 9:5 – 6

 

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.  She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.  Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.  Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.  She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.

Proverbs 3:13 - 18

 

Blessings crown the head of the righteous.

Proverbs 10:6

 

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.  But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.  He is like a tree planted by steams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.  Whatever he does prospers.

Psalm 1:1 - 3

 

Surely, O Lord you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Psalm 5:12

 

The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

Psalm 29:11

 

How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.

Psalm 31:19

 

Those the Lord blesses will inherit the land.

Psalm 37:22

 

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.  May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.  May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth.

Psalm 67:1 - 4

 

Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.  Blessed are they who keep his statues and seek him with all their heart.  They do nothing wrong; they walk in his ways.

Psalm119:1 – 3

 

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them – the Lord, who remains faithful forever.

Psalm 146:5 - 6

 

There is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Romans 10:12 – 13

 

May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
Irish Blessing

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