This translation is from the New American Bible. Other translations are available here. Information about the original Hebrew meaning of what seem to be the key words is provided in blue immediately below the scriptural text. Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected after the text of this reading.
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R. (2a) May God bless us in his mercy.
May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us.
So may your way be known upon earth; among all nations, your salvation.
R. May God bless us in his mercy.
May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity;
the nations* on the earth you guide.
R. May God bless us in his mercy.
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you!
May God bless us and may all the ends of the earth fear him!
R. May God bless us in his mercy.
bless = בָּרַךְ = bāraḵ Blue Letter Bible invoke God; ask for a blessing; to kneel; praise, salute; celebrate, adore, congratulate; adore, adore with bended knee; pay homage; cause to prosper, prospered by God; be adored
pity = חָנַן = ḥānan Blue Letter Bible to be gracious, show favour, pity; have mercy on; be shown consideration; to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; considering and sparing
bless—see above
face = פָּנִים = paniym Blue Letter Bible person; countenance; before and behind, toward, in front of; in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of; turned toward; turn one’s face toward; on account of; acts done with a solemn sense of presence; to stand before, i.e. wait upon, be in attendance on; to bow down before; in front of
shine = אוֹר = 'ôr Blue Letter Bible to illumine, light up, cause to shine, shine; to be or become light, shine; to be illuminated; to become lighted up
upon = אֵת = 'ēṯ Blue Letter Bible with, near, together with; from; among; nearness and vicinity; possession of a thing in the mind; in one's possession or keeping; in one's knowledge or memory; intercourse of different kinds with another
way = דֶּרֶךְ = dereḵ Blue Letter Bible way, road, distance, journey, manner; path; mode; manner, habit, way; course of life; mode of action
be known =יָדַע= yāḏaʿ Blue Letter Bible to perceive and see, find out and discern; to discriminate, distinguish; to know by experience; to recognize; be acquainted with; to know (a person carnally); to know how, be skillful in; to have knowledge, be wise; to be made known, be or become known, be revealed; to be instructed; privy to; seeing; observe with the eyes; be aware of; to get to know, discover; to turn the mind to anything, to care about, to see about
all = כֹּל = kol Blue Letter Bible the whole; any, each, every, anything; totality, everything, of all kinds, every sort
nations = גּוֹי = gôy Blue Letter Bible nation, people; confluence of men
salvation = יְשׁוּעָה = yᵊšûʿâ Blue Letter Bible salvation, deliverance; welfare, prosperity; victory; something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; aid
nations = לְאֹם = lᵊ'ōm Blue Letter Bible a people, nation
glad = שָׂמַח = śāmaḥ Blue Letter Bible to rejoice, be glad; gladden, make glad; to brighten up; make blithe or gleesome; cheer up; make merry; take pleasure in; joyful or cheerful
exult = רָנַן = ranan Blue Letter Bible to overcome; to cry out; shout for joy, give a ringing cry; triumph, emit a tremulous sound
peoples = עַם = ʿam Blue Letter Bible the whole human race; people, nation; persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men; kinsman, kindred, relatives; a people as a congregated unit; tribe, flock; folk; inhabitants of a city, locality
rule = שָׁפַט = šāp̄aṭ Blue Letter Bible act as law-giver, judge, governor giving law, deciding controversies and executing law, civil, religious, political, social; deciding cases; making known statutes; decide controversy, discriminate between persons in civil, political, domestic, and religious questions; to judge, govern, vindicate, punish; to act as law-giver or judge or governor; to rule, govern, judge; pronounce sentence; to execute judgment; to govern; condemn; defend; vindicate
equity = מִישׁוֹר = mîšôr Blue Letter Bible level place, uprightness; straightness; justice; equity
nations*--see “peoples” above
earth = אֶרֶץ = 'ereṣ Blue Letter Bible land, earth; country, territory, district, region; ground, soil; field; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; element of the earth; earthy
guide = נָחָה = nachah Blue Letter Bible to lead, guide; by implication, to transport; govern
peoples—see “nations*” above
praise = יָדָה = yāḏâ Blue Letter Bible to throw, shoot, cast; laud, praise; to profess, confess; to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands); (make) confess(-ion); praise, celebrate
all–see above
peoples—see “nations*” above
praise—see above
bless—see above
all–see above
ends = אֶפֶס = 'ep̄es Blue Letter Bible extremity; uttermost part; end
earth—see above
fear = יָרֵא = yārē' Blue Letter Bible to fear, revere, be afraid; to stand in awe of, be awed; reverence, honour, respect; tremble for joy
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at:
Wisdom Principles—God Loves and Calls Us to Him, In Spite of our Sin
Wisdom Principles--God’s Ways Give Security
Wisdom Principles--We Should Strive to Live in God’s Presence
Wisdom Principles--God is a Refuge for Those Who Love Him
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