The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.

To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

1God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us,

And make His face shine [with favor] on us-- Selah.

2That Your way may be known on earth,

Your salvation and deliverance among all nations.

3Let the [a]peoples praise You, O God;

Let all the peoples praise You.

4Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,

For You will judge the people fairly

And guide the nations on earth. Selah.

5Let the peoples praise You, O God;

Let all the peoples praise You.

6The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval];

God, our God, blesses us.

7God blesses us,

And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].