by Clément Tendo
Leader: 1 May God be merciful and bless us.
May his face smile with favor on us.
ALL: 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.
Leader 4 Let the whole world sing for joy,
because you govern the nations with justice
and guide the people of the whole world.
ALL: 5 May the nations praise you, O God.
Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Leader: 6 Then the earth will yield its harvests,
and God, our God, will richly bless us.
ALL: 7 Yes, God will bless us,
and people all over the world will fear him.
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 1 بىزنى بەختلىك قىلغايسەن خۇدا،
شەپقىتىڭنى كۆرسىتىپ بىزگە،
Leader: 1 May God be merciful and bless us.
May his face smile with favor on us.
ALL: 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.
Leader: 4 بارچە ئەلنى بىر ئۆزۈڭ يېتەكلەيسەن ئى خۇدا،
ھەم ئۇلارنىڭ ئۈستىدىن ئادىل ھۆكۈم چىقىرىسەن ئى خۇدا،
شۇڭا بارلىق ئىنسانلار شادلىنىپ ئالقىش ياڭراتقاي ساڭا. سېلاھ
Leader: 4 Let the whole world sing for joy,
because you govern the nations with justice
and guide the people of the whole world.
ALL: 5 May the nations praise you, O God.
Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Leader: 6 يەر-زېمىندىن ئالدۇق ھوسۇلنى،
خۇدايىمىز بەختىيار قىلدى بىزنى.
Leader: 6 Then the earth will yield its harvests,
and God, our God, will richly bless us.
ALL: 7 Yes, God will bless us,
and people all over the world will fear him.
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 13 The Lord looks down from heaven
and sees the whole human race.
14 From his throne he observes
all who live on the earth.
ALL: 15 He made their hearts,
so he understands everything they do.
Leader: 16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
for all its strength, it cannot save you.
ALL: 18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his unfailing love.
Leader: 19 He rescues them from death
and keeps them alive in times of famine.
ALL: 20 We put our hope in the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
for our hope is in you alone.
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 1 I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
ALL: 2 I will boast only in the Lord;
let all who are helpless take heart.
Leader: 3 Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;
let us exalt his name together.
ALL: 4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
Leader: 5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
ALL: 6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.
Leader: 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
ALL: 9 Fear the Lord, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
Leader: 10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
ALL: 2 I will boast only in the Lord;
let all who are helpless take heart.
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 3 Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
ALL: 4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
Leader: 5 Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.
ALL: 6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
Leader: 7 Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.
ALL: Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
Leader: 23 The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
ALL: 24 Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.
