For the director of music. A psalm. A song to be played on stringed instruments.
1God, have mercy on us and bless us. May you be pleased with us.2Then your ways will be known on earth. All nations will see that you have the power to save.3God, may the nations praise you. May all the people on earth praise you.4May the nations be glad and sing for joy. You rule the people of the earth fairly. You guide the nations of the earth.5God, may the nations praise you. May all the people on earth praise you.6The land produces its crops. God, our God, blesses us.7May God continue to bless us. Then people from one end of the earth to the other will have respect for him.
1To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, (Nu 6:25; Ps 4:1; Ps 4:6)2that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. (Ps 98:3; Lu 2:30; Ac 18:25; Tit 2:11)3Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! (Ps 22:27)4Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. (Ps 58:11)5Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! (Ps 67:3)6The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. (Le 26:4; Ps 85:12; Eze 34:27; Ho 2:22)7God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! (Ps 22:27)