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New King James Version NKJV
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—
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To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us. Selah
2 so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
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That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
3 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.
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Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.
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Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah
5 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.
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Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.
6 The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
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Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us.
7 May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.
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God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
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