Birthday Blessings from Psalms

(ג) וְֽהָיָ֗ה כְּעֵץ֮ שָׁת֢וּל עַֽל־פַּלְגֵ֫י־מָ֥יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר פִּרְי֨וֹ ׀ יִתֵּ֬ן בְּעִתּ֗וֹ וְעָלֵ֥הוּ לֹֽא־יִבּ֑וֹל וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יַצְלִֽיחַ׃

Psalms 1:3

(3) He is like a tree planted beside streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season,
whose foliage never fades,
and whatever bOr “he does prospers.”it produces thrives.-b

Happy birthday! Today you turn a year old. May this new season in your life yield fruit, may you remain evergreen, and may all your efforts thrive.

תהילים ב׳:ז׳

(ז) אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽ֫ל־חֹ֥ק יְֽהֹוָ֗ה אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥י בְּנִ֥י אַ֑תָּה אֲ֝נִ֗י הַיּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃

Psalms 2:7

(7) Let me tell of the decree:
the LORD said to me,
bCompare 2 Sam. 7.14, and Ps. 89.27 ff.“You are My son,
I have fathered you this day.-b

Happy second birthday, on this day that God and your parents brought you into the world!

תהילים ג׳:ט׳

(ט) לַֽיהֹוָ֥ה הַיְשׁוּעָ֑ה עַֽל־עַמְּךָ֖ בִרְכָתֶ֣ךָ סֶּֽלָה׃ {פ}

Psalms 3:9

(9) Deliverance is the LORD’s;
Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah.

Wishing you third birthday blessings along with all those who God helped deliver on this day!

תהילים ד׳:ח׳

(ח) נָתַ֣תָּה שִׂמְחָ֣ה בְלִבִּ֑י מֵעֵ֬ת דְּגָנָ֖ם וְתִירוֹשָׁ֣ם רָֽבּוּ׃

Psalms 4:8

(8) You put joy into my heart
when their grain and wine show increase.

Wishing you the joy of yummy food and drinks on this your fourth birthday!

תהילים ה׳:י״ג

(יג) כִּֽי־אַתָּה֮ תְּבָרֵ֢ךְ צַ֫דִּ֥יק יְהֹוָ֑ה כַּ֝צִּנָּ֗ה רָצ֥וֹן תַּעְטְרֶֽנּוּ׃ {פ}

Psalms 5:13

(13) For You surely bless the righteous man, O LORD,
encompassing him with favor like a shield.

May you be blessed with all the righteous; circled and shielded by God's favor on this your fifth birthday and all days!

תהילים ו׳:ה׳

(ה) שׁוּבָ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה חַלְּצָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י ה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי לְמַ֣עַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

Psalms 6:5

(5) O LORD, turn! Rescue me!
Deliver me as befits Your faithfulness.

May you always feel God with you, just as God was with you when you were delivered six years ago!

תהילים ז׳:י״א

(יא) מָגִנִּ֥י עַל־אֱלֹהִ֑ים מ֝וֹשִׁ֗יעַ יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃

Psalms 7:11

(11) eCf. Ibn Ezra and Kimhi; lit. “My Shield is upon God.”I look to God to shield me;-e
the deliverer of the upright.

No matter whether you were delivered upright or any other way seven years ago, may you always feel shielded and protected by God. Happy birthday!