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For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
(67-2) May God be gracious to us and bless us,
may He make His face shine upon us. Selah
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(67-3) that Your way may be known on the earth,
and Your salvation among all nations.
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(67-4) Let the peoples give thanks to You, O God;
let all the peoples give thanks to You.
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(67-5) Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for You judge the peoples with equity,
and guide the nations on the earth. Selah
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(67-6) Let the peoples give thanks to You, O God,
let all the peoples give thanks to You.
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(67-7) The earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, blesses us.
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(67-8) God blesses us;
let all the ends of the earth fear Him!
🕊️🙏📖 Summary of Psalm 67 – “May All Nations Praise the Lord”
Psalm 67 is a prayer and missionary song, asking for God’s blessing upon His people so that the whole world may know and glorify Him.
The psalmist sees God’s blessing not as something to keep for oneself, but so that all the nations of the earth may know the way of the Lord and His salvation.
This is a psalm of global vision, showing that divine blessing and saving mission go together.
📌 1. Asking for God’s Blessing for Global Witness (verses 1–2)
➡️ “May God be gracious to us and bless us…”
➡️ The purpose: “That Your way may be known on the earth and Your salvation among all nations.”
🎯 Blessing is not the final goal — it is a means to proclaim God to the whole world.
📌 2. A Call for All Nations to Praise God (verses 3–5)
➡️ “Let the peoples give thanks to You…”
➡️ God is the Judge who is just and the ruler of all nations.
🎯 This psalm shows the missionary heart of God for all humanity.
📌 3. God’s Blessing and an Abundant Harvest (verses 6–7)
➡️ “The earth has yielded its increase…”
➡️ The Lord blesses with the fruit of the earth as a sign of His grace.
🎯 Even material blessing has a spiritual purpose: that the nations may fear the Lord.
📖 Main Teaching
- Blessing from the Lord is meant to bring light and salvation to the nations
- The Lord is God of all nations, not only of His chosen people
- Praise and worship of the Lord are the response of the whole earth
- God’s justice is global — all nations should give thanks to Him
- Harvest and prosperity are part of the witness to the living God
✨ Spiritual Meaning (New Testament)
📖 Matthew 28:19–20
“Go… make disciples of all nations…”
➡️ Psalm 67 is an early prayer for global mission in the Old Testament.
📖 Galatians 3:8
“In you (Abraham) all nations shall be blessed.”
➡️ Spiritual blessing spreads to the whole world through the Gospel.
📖 Revelation 7:9
“A great multitude… from every nation, tribe, people, and language…”
➡️ The vision of Psalm 67 is fulfilled in worship before the throne of God.
📖 2 Corinthians 9:11–13
“Your giving results in thanksgiving to God…”
➡️ As with the harvest in Psalm 67 — material blessing can lead people to glorify God.
🕊️ “May God be gracious to us and bless us…” – Psalm 67:1
🕊️ “That Your way may be known on the earth and Your salvation among all nations.” – Psalm 67:2
🕊️ “Let the peoples give thanks to You, O God!” – Psalm 67:3
🕊️ “The earth has yielded its increase; God blesses us.” – Psalm 67:6
