The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.

For the music director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

67 God be gracious to us and (A)bless us,
And (B)cause His face to shine [a]upon us— Selah
That (C)Your way may be known on the earth,
(D)Your salvation among all nations.
May the (E)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
May the (F)nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will (G)judge the peoples with fairness
And (H)guide the nations on the earth. Selah
May the (I)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
The (J)earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, (K)blesses us.
God blesses us,
[b]So that (L)all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 67:1 Lit with
  2. Psalm 67:7 Or And let all...earth fear Him

Psalm 67[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face shine on us—[b](A)
so that your ways may be known on earth,
    your salvation(B) among all nations.(C)

May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.(D)
May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(E)
    for you rule the peoples with equity(F)
    and guide the nations of the earth.(G)
May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

The land yields its harvest;(H)
    God, our God, blesses us.(I)
May God bless us still,
    so that all the ends of the earth(J) will fear him.(K)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
  2. Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.

19 The Lord has established His (A)throne in the heavens,
And His [a](B)sovereignty rules over [b]all.
20 Bless the Lord, you (C)His angels,
(D)Mighty in strength, who (E)perform His word,
(F)Obeying the voice of His word!
21 Bless the Lord, all you (G)His [c]angels,
You (H)who serve Him, doing His will.
22 Bless the Lord, (I)all you works of His,
In all places of His dominion;
Bless the Lord, my soul!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 103:19 Or kingdom
  2. Psalm 103:19 I.e., the universe
  3. Psalm 103:21 Lit hosts

19 The Lord has established his throne(A) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(B) over all.

20 Praise the Lord,(C) you his angels,(D)
    you mighty ones(E) who do his bidding,(F)
    who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(G)
    you his servants(H) who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works(I)
    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.(J)

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31 We know that (A)God does not listen to sinners; but if someone is [a]God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.

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  1. John 9:31 Or devout

31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.(A)

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11 (A)Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You (B)created all things, and because of Your will they [a]existed, and were created.”

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  1. Revelation 4:11 Lit were

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(A)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(B)

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