| New Living Translation | King James Bible |
| 1May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude | 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. |
| 2May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere. | 2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. |
| 3May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. | 3Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. |
| 4Let the whole world sing for joy, because you govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude | 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 nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. | 5Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. |
| 6Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us. | 6Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. |
| 7Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him. | 7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. |
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