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17 Let your face shine on your servant;(A)
    save me in your mercy.

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Not with their own swords did they conquer the land,(A)
    nor did their own arms bring victory;
It was your right hand, your own arm,
    the light of your face for you favored them.(B)

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Psalm 67[a]

Harvest Thanks and Petition

For the leader; with stringed instruments. A psalm; a song.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 67 A petition for a bountiful harvest (Ps 67:7), made in the awareness that Israel’s prosperity will persuade the nations to worship its God.

    (A)O God, restore us;
    light up your face and we shall be saved.

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24 Why do you hide your face
    and consider me your enemy?[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 13:24 The Hebrew word for “enemy” (‘oyeb) is very close to the Hebrew form of Job’s name (‘iyyob). The play on the word implies that God has confused the two.

25 The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you!

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17 Now, our God, hear the prayer and petition of your servant; and for your own sake, Lord, let your face shine upon your desolate sanctuary.

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