Psalms 67:1

_GOD BE MERCIFUL UNTO US, AND BLESS US; AND CAUSE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON US; SELAH._ Psalms 67:1.-Prayer for God's mercy upon God's people, that so His way may be known to all nations; also that His righteous reign may come upon earth to the joy of the nations (Psalms 67:1); as the result of the praises of all peoples, the earth shall yield her increase, and God shall bless us (Psalms 67:5). _ 'ELOHIYM_ (H430) is used throughout, as appropriate to the recognition of the God of the whole earth by all. GOD BE MERCIFUL UNTO US, AND BLESS US; AND CAUSE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON US - literally, 'with us;' implying His presence with us as our source of blessedne

1_God be merciful unto us, and bless us _The psalm contains a prediction of Christ’s kingdom, under which the whole world was to be adopted into a privileged relationship with God; but the Psalmist begins by praying for the Divine blessing, particularly upon the Jews. They were the first-born, (Exodus 4:22,) and the blessing was to terminate upon them first, and then go out to all the surrounding nations. I have used the imperative mood throughout the psalm, as other translators have done, although the future tense, which is that employed in the Hebrew, would suit sufficiently well, and the passage might be understood as encouraging the minds of the Lord’s people to trust in the continuance and increase of the Divine favor. The words, however, are generally construed in the form of a prayer, and I merely threw out this as a suggestion. Speaking, as the Psalmist does, of those who belo

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...

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 : “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 i

EXPOSITION ACCORDING to some, this psalm, like Psalms 65:1, is a harvest thanksgiving (Hengstenberg, Cheyne). But the single expression (in Psalms 65:6) on which this view is grounded seems insufficient to support it, more especially as that expression may well be understood figuratively (see Psalms 85:12; Jeremiah 8:20; Hosea 6:11; Joel 3:13; Matthew 9:37, etc.). The

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;...

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Psalms 67 The Fullest Blessing This brief Psalm does not permit any division. It is closely linked with the preceding one, telling us of the fullest blessings in store for Israel and the whole earth, when the new day has dawned and the King reigns. If this little Psalm in its prophetic message were understood it would end forever all postmillennial misconceptions as to the conversion of the world. Israel prays that the Lord may be gracious to them as He will in that coming day. As a result of Israel's conversion by the coming of the Lord, His way will be known upon the earth and His salvation among the nations. Then the peoples will praise, and the nations will be glad and rejoice. The Lord will be King of nations (verse 4) and the earth yield her increase. Here is God's way for the full blessing the earth and the race needs. Israel prays “God shall bless us” and as the result “all the...

LXVII. AN EXPANSION OF THE HIGH PRIEST'S BLESSING (Numbers 6:24). The Jews have had an abundant harvest, and the Psalmist hopes that Yahweh's favour to Israel may lead other nations to a knowledge of the true God....

TITLE. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ App-65. SONG. Hebrew. _shir._ App-65. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, add "of David". GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. MERCIFUL. favourable, or gracious. SELAH. Connecting the prayer (Psalms 67:1) with the object of it (Psalms 67:2). See App-66....