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Psalm 67

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Psalm 67 New King James Version (NKJV)

An Invocation and a Doxology

To the Chief Musician. On [a]stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

67 God be merciful to us and bless us,
And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
2 That Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation among all nations.

3 Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
4 Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!
For You shall judge the people righteously,
And govern the nations on earth. Selah

5 Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
6 Then the earth shall [b]yield her increase;
God, our own God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 67:1 Heb. neginoth
  2. Psalm 67:6 give her produce
New King James Version (NKJV)

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Psalm 67 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.

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

67 God be gracious to us and bless us,
And cause His face to shine [a]upon us— Selah
2 That Your way may be known on the earth,
Your salvation among all nations.
3 May the peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will judge the peoples with fairness
And guide the nations on the earth. Selah
5 May the peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
6 The earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, blesses us.
7 God blesses us,
[b]So that all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 67:1 Lit with
  2. Psalm 67:7 Or And let all...earth fear Him
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Psalm 67 Amplified Bible (AMP)

The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.

To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

67 God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us,
And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.
2 
That Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation and deliverance among all nations.
3 
Let the [a]peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
4 
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
For You will judge the people fairly
And guide the nations on earth. Selah.
5 
Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
6 
The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval];
God, our God, blesses us.
7 
God blesses us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 67:3 I.e. includes pagan Gentiles.
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Psalm 67 New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 67[a]

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

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face shine on us—[b]
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
    your salvation among all nations.

3 May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,
    for you rule the peoples with equity
    and guide the nations of the earth.
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

6 The land yields its harvest;
    God, our God, blesses us.
7 May God bless us still,
    so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.

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.
New International Version (NIV)

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Psalm 67 King James Version (KJV)

67 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

King James Version (KJV)

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