| New Living Translation (NLT) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 A song for the ascent to Jerusalem. Oh, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, you who serve as night watchmen in the house of the LORD. | 1 Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD. |
| 2 Lift your hands in holiness, and bless the LORD. | 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD. |
| 3 May the LORD, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem. | 3 May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion. |
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