Good News Translation GNT
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 God, be merciful to us and bless us; look on us with kindness,
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To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, [Selah]
2 so that the whole world may know your will; so that all nations may know your salvation.
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that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving power among all nations.
3 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you!
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Let the peoples praise thee, O God; let all the peoples praise thee!
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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Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for thou dost judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. [Selah]
5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you!
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Let the peoples praise thee, O God; let all the peoples praise thee!
6 The land has produced its harvest; God, our God, has blessed us.
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The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us.
7 God has blessed us; may all people everywhere honor him.
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God has blessed us; let all the ends of the earth fear him!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.