Numbers 6:24
‘May the LORD bless you
What it says
The blessing begins by asking the LORD to bless His people and keep them.
What it is doing
It opens with protection and favor in their simplest form.
In context
22Then the LORD said to Moses, 23“Tell Aaron and his sons:This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24‘May the LORD bless you 25may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you 26may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you 27So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”