| New International Version | King James Bible |
| 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-- | 1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. |
| 2so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. | 2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. |
| 3May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. | 3Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. |
| 4May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. | 4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. |
| 5May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. | 5Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. |
| 6The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. | 6Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. |
| 7May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. | 7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. |
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