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Psalms 67:1

To the director: With instruments. A song of praise.

God, show mercy to us and bless us. Please accept us! Selah

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Music;   Thompson Chain Reference - Divine;   Favour, Divine;   Favour-Disfavour;   God;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Presence of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mission(s);   Neginah, Neginoth;   Psalms, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Numbers, Book of;   Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Face;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dispersion, the;   Intercession;   Psalms, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
God be gracious to us and bless us,And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)

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

God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lord be mercyfull vnto vs and blesse vs: [and] cause the light of his coutenaunce to shine vpon vs. Selah.
Darby Translation

To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm: a Song.

God be gracious unto us, and bless us, [and] cause his face to shine upon us; Selah,
New King James Version
To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. [fn] A Psalm. A song. God be merciful to us and bless us,And cause His face to shine upon us.Selah
Literal Translation
To the chief musician, for stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us. Selah.
World English Bible
<> May God be merciful to us, bless us, And cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
King James Version (1611)
[To the chiefe Musician on Neginoth. A Psalme or song.] God be mercifull vnto vs, and blesse vs: and cause his face to shine vpon vs. Selah.
King James Version
God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
God be mercifull vnto vs, blesse vs, & shewe the light off his countenauce apon vs.
THE MESSAGE
God, mark us with grace and blessing! Smile! The whole country will see how you work, all the godless nations see how you save. God! Let people thank and enjoy you. Let all people thank and enjoy you. Let all far-flung people become happy and shout their happiness because You judge them fair and square, you tend the far-flung peoples. God! Let people thank and enjoy you. Let all people thank and enjoy you. Earth, display your exuberance! You mark us with blessing, O God, our God. You mark us with blessing, O God. Earth's four corners—honor him!
Amplified Bible
God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us, And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.
American Standard Version

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song.

God be merciful unto us, and bless us, And cause his face to shine upon us; Selah
Bible in Basic English
May God give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.)
Update Bible Version
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a song. God be merciful to us, and bless us, [And] cause his face to shine on us; Selah.
Webster's Bible Translation
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song. God be merciful to us, and bless us; [and] cause his face to shine upon us. Selah.
New English Translation

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.

May God show us his favor and bless us! May he smile on us! (Selah)
Contemporary English Version

(A psalm and a song for the music leader. Use with stringed instruments.)

Our God, be kind and bless us! Be pleased and smile.
Complete Jewish Bible
For the leader. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song:
Geneva Bible (1587)
To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme or song. God be mercifull vnto vs, and blesse vs, and cause his face to shine among vs. Selah.
George Lamsa Translation
GOD be merciful unto us and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us,
Hebrew Names Version
<> May God be merciful to us, bless us, And cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm, a Song.
New Living Translation

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
New Life Bible
May God show loving-kindness toward us and bring good to us. May He make His face shine upon us.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. Pause.
English Revised Version
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah
Berean Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
New Revised Standard

To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
God, be favorable to us and bless us, Cause his face to shine upon us. Selah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(66-1) <Unto the end, in hymns, a psalm of a canticle for David.> (66-2) May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.
Lexham English Bible

For the music director, with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us. May he cause his face to shine toward us, Selah
English Standard Version

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
New American Standard Bible
God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah
New Century Version

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

God, have mercy on us and bless us and show us your kindness Selah
Good News Translation
God, be merciful to us and bless us; look on us with kindness,
Christian Standard Bible®

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us; look on us with favor Selah
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The titil of the sixe and sixtithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To the victorie in orguns, the salm of the song. `In Jerom `thus, To the ouercomer in salmes, the song of writing of a delitable thing with metre.
Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer, with stringed instruments. -- A Psalm, a Song. God doth favour us and bless us, Doth cause His face to shine with us. Selah.
Revised Standard Version
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, [Selah]

Contextual Overview

1

To the director: With instruments. A song of praise.

God, show mercy to us and bless us. Please accept us! Selah
2 Let everyone on earth learn about you. Let every nation see how you save people. 3 May people praise you, God! May all people praise you. 4 May all nations rejoice and be happy because you judge people fairly. You rule over every nation. 5 May the people praise you, God! May all people praise you. 6 God, our God, bless us. Let our land give us a great harvest. 7 May God bless us, and may all people on earth fear and respect him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

God: Numbers 6:24-27, Deuteronomy 21:8, 2 Corinthians 13:14

bless us: Psalms 28:9, Ephesians 1:3

cause: Psalms 4:6, Psalms 31:16, Psalms 80:1-3, Psalms 80:7, Psalms 80:19, Psalms 119:135, 2 Corinthians 4:6

upon us: Heb. with us

Reciprocal: Genesis 32:26 - thou bless Numbers 6:25 - The Lord 1 Kings 18:36 - let it 2 Kings 19:19 - O Lord 1 Chronicles 16:11 - seek his Job 33:26 - and he shall Psalms 4:1 - Neginoth Psalms 35:18 - praise Psalms 80:3 - cause Isaiah 12:1 - O Lord Isaiah 37:20 - that all Isaiah 60:3 - the Gentiles Isaiah 64:2 - to make Jeremiah 31:7 - Sing Daniel 2:35 - and filled Daniel 9:17 - cause Habakkuk 2:14 - the earth Habakkuk 3:19 - stringed instruments Zechariah 8:20 - there Malachi 4:2 - the Sun Mark 16:15 - into Luke 2:10 - to John 7:35 - teach Acts 15:17 - the residue 1 Timothy 2:1 - supplications

Gill's Notes on the Bible

God be merciful unto us, and bless us,.... That is, God, of his unmerited mercy, of his rich grace and free favour, bless us with the coming of his Son, the promised seed, in whom all nations are to be blessed; and with the blessings of peace, pardon, and righteousness in him; all which with him spring from the tender mercy of God, the riches of his grace, and his great love; than which nothing could be more desirable to the Old Testament saints, who were shut up under the law, until faith came; and though children, they differed nothing from servants, being in a state and under a spirit of bondage: for the psalmist seems to represent the whole church under that dispensation: some understand the words as a prophecy, expressing the certainty of what would be; and, as the words may be rendered, "God will be merciful", or "gracious to us k, and he will bless us"; as he has promised to do;

[and] cause his face to shine upon us; that is, grant his gracious presence, and the discoveries of his love; that he would favour with communion with himself through Christ, and a greater knowledge of him in him; or that he would cause him, who is his face, his image, the brightness of his glory, to appear and shine forth; the great light, the sun of righteousness, and dayspring from on high, that was to arise and shine upon the people of God. The Targum is,

"and cause the splendour of his face to shine with us always;''

there seems to be some reference to the high priest's form of blessing in Numbers 6:24.

Selah; on this word, Numbers 6:24- :.

k יחננו "miserebitur", Gejerus, Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

God be merciful unto us, and bless us - There is, perhaps (as Prof. Alexander suggests), an allusion, in the language used here, to the sacerdotal benediction in Numbers 6:24-26 : “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.” The prayer is that God would bestow upon his people the blessing implied in the form of benediction which he had directed the ministers of his religion to use. The first cry is, of course, for mercy or favor. The beginning of all blessings to mankind is the favor or mercy of God. There is no higher blessing than his favor; there is none that comes from him which should not be regarded as mercy.

And cause his face to shine upon us - Margin, With us. That is, among us. It is an invocation of his presence and favor. On the phrase “cause his face to shine,” see the notes at Psalms 4:6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM LXVII

The psalmist prays for the enlargement of God's kingdom, 1, 2;

calls upon all nations to serve him, because he judges and

governs righteously, 3-5;

promises prosperity to the faithful and obedient, 6, 7.


NOTES ON PSALM LXVII

The title here is the same with that of Psalm iv., where see the notes. Psalms 4:1. It is supposed to have been written at the return from the Babylonish captivity, and to foretell the conversion of the Gentiles to the Christian religion. The prayer for their salvation is very energetic.

Verse Psalms 67:1. God be merciful unto us — Show the Jewish people thy mercy, bless them in their bodies and souls and give a full evidence of thy approbation. This is nearly the same form of blessing as that used Numbers 6:25, where see the notes. Numbers 6:25.


 
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