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Psalms 66

Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 66 compared with King James Version 67

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2God be merciful to us, and bless us; [and] cause his face to shine upon us. Pause.
2God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
3That [men] may know thy way on the earth, thy salvation among all nations.
3That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
4Let the nations, O God, give thanks to thee; let all the nations give thanks to thee.
4Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
5Let the nations rejoice and exult, for thou shalt judge the peoples in equity, and shalt guide the nations on the earth. Pause.
5O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
6Let the peoples, O God, give thanks to thee; let all the peoples give thanks to thee.
6Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
7The earth has yielded her fruit; let God, our God, bless us.
7Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
8Let God bless us; and let all the ends of the earth fear him.
8God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.