| New Living Translation | New International Version |
| 1May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude | 1For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us-- |
| 2May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere. | 2so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. |
| 3May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. | 3May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. |
| 4Let the whole world sing for joy, because you govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude | 4May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. |
| 5May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. | 5May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. |
| 6Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us. | 6The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. |
| 7Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him. | 7May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. |
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