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14 May the Lord increase your number,
    yours and your descendants.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    maker of heaven and earth.
16 [a]The heavens belong to the Lord,
    but he has given the earth to the children of Adam.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 115:16 The heavens: the Septuagint reads here “the heaven of heavens” or “the highest heavens,” i.e., above the firmament. See note on Ps 148:4.

14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,(A)
    both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(C)
    but the earth he has given(D) to mankind.

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