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Everyone Should Praise God

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

67 God, have mercy on us and bless us.
    Show your kindness to us. Selah
Then the world will learn your ways.
    All nations will learn that you can save.

God, the people should praise you.
    All people should praise you.
The nations should be glad and sing
    because you judge people fairly.
    You guide all the nations on earth. Selah
God, the people should praise you.
    All people should praise you.

The land has given its crops.
    God, our God, blesses us.
God blesses us
    so people to the ends of the earth will 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.