⁶ For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

⁷ You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.

¹¹ You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

¹⁴ So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.

⁹ So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.

²⁶ To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.

²⁸ You have made me see the ways of life; I will be full of joy when I see your face.

³⁰ For my eyes have seen your salvation,

³¹ Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;

³² A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

¹⁰ And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

¹¹ For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

¹⁷ May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

¹⁸ Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.

¹⁹ Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.

² To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.

³ Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.

⁴ So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.

⁵ My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;

⁴ Then I will go up to the altar of God, to the God of my joy; I will be glad and give praise to you on an instrument of music, O God, my God.

⁶ There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

⁷ Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.

²⁷ And now you have been pleased to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you; you, O Lord, have given your blessing, and a blessing will be on it for ever.

² And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing: