1  May God ^wbe gracious to us and bless us

and make his face to ^xshine upon us, Selah

2  that ^yyour way may be known on earth,

your ^zsaving power among all nations.

3  ^aLet the peoples praise you, O God;

let all the peoples praise you!

4  Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,

for you ^bjudge the peoples with equity

and guide the nations upon earth. Selah

5  ^aLet the peoples praise you, O God;

let all the peoples praise you!

6  The earth has ^cyielded its increase;

God, our God, shall bless us.

7  God shall bless us;

let ^dall the ends of the earth fear him!

1  Blessed is the man¹

who ^awalks not in ^bthe counsel of the wicked,

nor stands in ^cthe way of sinners,

nor ^dsits in ^ethe seat of ^fscoffers;

2  but his ^gdelight is in the law² of the Lord,

and on his ^hlaw he meditates day and night.

3  He is like ⁱa tree

planted by ^jstreams of water

that yields its fruit in its season,

and its ^kleaf does not wither.

^lIn all that he does, he prospers.

4  The wicked are not so,

but are like ^mchaff that the wind drives away.

5  Therefore the wicked ⁿwill not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in ^othe congregation of the righteous;

6  for the Lord ^pknows ^qthe way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish.