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.

18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, (A)All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 [a](B)Go, therefore, and (C)make disciples of (D)all the nations, (E)baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to [b]follow all that I commanded you; and behold, (F)I am with you [c]always, to (G)the end of the age.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 28:19 Or Having gone (Gr aorist part.)
  2. Matthew 28:20 Or keep
  3. Matthew 28:20 Lit all the days

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.(A) 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,(B) baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,(C) 20 and teaching(D) them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you(E) always, to the very end of the age.”(F)

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23 When (A)they had appointed (B)elders for them in every church, having (C)prayed with fasting, they (D)entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

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23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders[a](A) for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting,(B) committed them to the Lord,(C) in whom they had put their trust.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 14:23 Or Barnabas ordained elders; or Barnabas had elders elected

10 always in my prayers requesting if perhaps now, at last by (A)the will of God, I will succeed in coming to you.

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10 in my prayers at all times;(A) and I pray that now at last by God’s will(B) the way may be opened for me to come to you.(C)

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The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

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10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire(A) and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.

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18 [a]With every (A)prayer and request, [b](B)pray at all times (C)in the Spirit, and with this in view, [c](D)be alert with all (E)perseverance and every (F)request for all the [d]saints, 19 and (G)pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me (H)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with (I)boldness (J)the mystery of the gospel,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:18 Lit Through
  2. Ephesians 6:18 Lit praying
  3. Ephesians 6:18 Lit being
  4. Ephesians 6:18 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

18 And pray in the Spirit(A) on all occasions(B) with all kinds of prayers and requests.(C) With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying(D) for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me,(E) that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly(F) make known the mystery(G) of the gospel,

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(A)Do not [a]be anxious about anything, but in everything by (B)prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 4:6 I.e., have anxiety

Do not be anxious about anything,(A) but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.(B)

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(A)Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time (B)for us as well, that God will open up to us a (C)door for (D)the word, so that we may proclaim (E)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also (F)been imprisoned; that I may make it clear (G)in the way that I ought to proclaim it.

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Further Instructions

Devote yourselves to prayer,(A) being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door(B) for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery(C) of Christ, for which I am in chains.(D) Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.

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