13. he will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great.
14. May the Lord give you increase,you and your children!
15. May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth!
16. The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,but the earth he has given to the children of man.
17. The dead do not praise the Lord,nor do any who go down into silence.
18. But we will bless the Lordfrom this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord!