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Psalm 67

For the choir director: A song. A psalm, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

May God be merciful and bless us.
    May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude

May your ways be known throughout the earth,
    your saving power among people everywhere.
May the nations praise you, O God.
    Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Let the whole world sing for joy,
    because you govern the nations with justice
    and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude

May the nations praise you, O God.
    Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Then the earth will yield its harvests,
    and God, our God, will richly bless us.
Yes, God will bless us,
    and people all over the world will fear him.

To the Director of music: Accompanied by stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song.

A Call to Thanksgiving

67 May God show us favor and bless us;
    may he truly show us his favor.[a]
Interlude

Let your ways be known by all the nations of the earth,
    along with your deliverance.
Let the people thank you, God.
    Let all the people thank you.
Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy,
    because you judge people with fairness
        and you govern the people of the earth.
Interlude

Let the people thank you, God;
    let all the people thank you.
May the earth yield its produce.
    May God, our God, bless us.
May God truly bless us
    so that all the peoples[b] of the earth will fear him.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 67:1 Lit. he cause his face to shine on us
  2. Psalm 67:7 Lit. ends