1 For the choir director: A song. A psalm, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.May God be merciful and bless us.May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude
2 May your ways be known throughout the earth,your saving power among people everywhere.
3 May the nations praise you, O God.Yes, may all the nations praise you.
4 Let the whole world sing for joy,because you govern the nations with justiceand guide the people of the whole world. Interlude
5 May the nations praise you, O God.Yes, may all the nations praise you.
6 Then the earth will yield its harvests,and God, our God, will richly bless us.
7 Yes, God will bless us,and people all over the world will fear him.