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Psalm 67[a]

Harvest Thanks and Petition

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

I

May God be gracious to us[b] and bless us;
    may his face shine upon us.(A)
Selah
So shall your way be known upon the earth,
    your victory among all the nations.(B)
May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you!

II

May the nations be glad and rejoice;
    for you judge the peoples with fairness,
    you guide the nations upon the earth.(C)
Selah
May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you!

III

The earth has yielded its harvest;
    God, our God, blesses us.(D)
May God bless us still;
    that the ends of the earth may revere him.

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.
  2. 67:2 May God be gracious to us: the people’s petition echoes the blessing pronounced upon them by the priests, cf. Nm 6:22–27.