Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 God, be merciful to us and bless us; look on us with kindness,
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May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—
2 so that the whole world may know your will; so that all nations may know your salvation.
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so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
3 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you!
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May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, because you judge the peoples with justice and guide every nation on earth.
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May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.
5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you!
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May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.
6 The land has produced its harvest; God, our God, has blessed us.
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The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
7 God has blessed us; may all people everywhere honor him.
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May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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