Psalms 67:4

Psalms 67:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah

Context of Psalms 67:4

2Then people on the earth will know what pleases you. People from all nations will know that you have the power to save them. 3May people everywhere praise you, God. Yes, may they all praise you! May the nations be so happy that they sing aloud with joy! Because you are fair when you judge people, and you are a guide for all the nations of the world. Selah. 5May people everywhere praise you, God. Yes, may they all praise you! 6The land has given us a harvest of food, and God, our God, continues to bless us.

Psalms 67:4 word by word

יִֽשְׂמְח֥וּ וִֽירַנְּנ֗וּ לְאֻ֫מִּ֥ים כִּֽי־תִשְׁפֹּ֣ט עַמִּ֣ים מִישׁ֑וֹר וּלְאֻמִּ֓ים׀ בָּאָ֖רֶץ תַּנְחֵ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O let the nationsלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
• be gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• and sing for joyרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• for thou shalt judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• righteouslyמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
• and governנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• upon earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 67:4

• Psalms 97:1The Lord rules as king! Everyone on earth should be happy! The people who live on the shore of the seas should sing with joy!
• Psalms 138:4All the kings in the world will thank you, Lord, when they hear the promises that you have made.
• Deuteronomy 32:43So you people of other nations, join with God's people to praise him! He will punish those who have killed his servants. He will punish all his enemies. But he will forgive the sins of his people, and he will make their land clean again.
• Isaiah 24:14Those people who are still alive sing aloud because they are happy. People who live in the west praise the Lord because he is great.
• Isaiah 42:10Sing a new song to the Lord! All over the earth, people should praise him. Praise him, you people who travel over the sea and everything that lives in the sea. Praise him, you people who live in lands far away.
• Isaiah 54:1‘Sing with joy, you woman who could not give birth to any children. You have never known the pain of a child's birth, but now shout loudly with joy. Be happy, because the woman who is alone will have many children. She will have more children than the woman who has a husband.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Romans 15:10It says also in the Bible: ‘Be very happy, you Gentiles! Praise God together with his people.’
• Galatians 4:27It says in the Bible: ‘Be happy, you woman who could not have any children! You have never known the pain of a child's birth. But now shout loudly because you are so happy! Yes, be happy, because the lonely woman now has more children than the woman who has a husband.’
• Psalms 9:8He is fair when he judges all the people in the world. He brings justice to all the nations.
• Psalms 96:10Tell all the nations, ‘The Lord rules as King!’ He has fixed the world in its place, so that nothing can shake it. He will judge all the people of the world fairly.
• Psalms 98:9to praise the Lord. He is coming to judge the earth. He is a fair judge. He will judge all the people of the world honestly.
• Genesis 18:25Will you kill them all, the good people and the bad people? Surely you would not do anything like that! You would not punish good people in the same way as bad people. You are the great judge of everyone on the earth. You will surely do what is right!’
• Acts 17:31God has already chosen one special day. On that day he will judge everyone in the world in a completely right way. He has chosen a man who will do this for him. He has shown clearly to everyone who that man is. He showed it like this: People killed that man. But God caused him to live again.’
• Romans 2:5But you refuse to change the way that you live. You are not sorry about the wrong things that you have done. As a result, you cause God to become even angrier with you. So he will punish you even more on the day when he will judge everyone. On that day, he will show how angry he is against people who do bad things. Everyone will know that he judges people in a right way.
• Psalms 2:8Ask me and see what I will do! I will give you all the nations on the earth. They will all belong to you.
• Psalms 82:6I said, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High God.

Commentaries on Psalms 67:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Glad and sing for joy - They shall be made happy in thy salvation. Even their political state shall be greatly meliorated; for God will be acknowledged the supreme Judge; their laws shall be founded on his word; and the nations of the earth shall be governed according to judgment, justice, and equity. Selah - This is true. There are innumerable facts to confirm it. All the nations who have received the Gospel of Christ have been benefited politically, as…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4O let the nations be qlad, and sing for joy - All the nations of the earth. Let them all be made acquainted with thee; with thy character; with the principles of thy govermnent; with the methods by which thou dost bestow thy favors, that they all may be made glad. These things pertain to them all. The knowledge of these things would convey inestimable blessings to them all, and fill all their hearts with joy. Nothing would, in fact, diffuse so much…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4God delivers the ultimate justice that people seek (Psalms 96:10; 98:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. Thanks will be rendered for the blessings of His wise and holy government (compare Is 2:3, 4; 11:4).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 67

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings