1 Or “have mercy on us.”
2 The prefixed verbal forms are understood as jussives expressing the psalmist’s prayer. Note the jussive form יָאֵר (ya’er) in the next line.
3 Heb “may he cause his face to shine with us.”
4 Heb “to know in the earth your way, among all nations your deliverance.” The infinitive with -לְ (lamed) expresses purpose/result. When God demonstrates his favor to his people, all nations will recognize his character as a God who delivers. The Hebrew term דֶּרֶךְ (derekh, “way”) refers here to God’s characteristic behavior, more specifically, to the way he typically saves his people.

In other versions

May God be gracious to us and bless us

and make his face to shine upon us, Selah

that your way may be known on earth,

your saving power among all nations.

May God be gracious to us and bless us

and make his face shine on us—

so that your ways may be known on earth,

your salvation among all nations.

May God be gracious to us and bless us;

may he make his face shine upon us

Selah

so that your way may be known on earth,

your salvation among all nations.

May God be merciful and bless us.

May his face smile with favor on us.

Interlude

May your ways be known throughout the earth,

your saving power among people everywhere.

May God be gracious to us and bless us.

May he cause his face to shine toward us, Selah

that your way may be known on the earth,

your salvation among all nations.

God be merciful unto us, and bless us;

And cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

That thy way may be known upon earth,

Thy saving health among all nations.

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