| New International Version | English Standard Version |
| 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-- | 1May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah |
| 2so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. | 2that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. |
| 3May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. | 3Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! |
| 4May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. | 4Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah |
| 5May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. | 5Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! |
| 6The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. | 6The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. |
| 7May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. | 7God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! |
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