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 your ways will be known on earth, your salvation throughout all nations. 3Let everyone give thanks to you, O God. Let everyone give thanks to you. Let the nations be glad and sing joyfully because you judge everyone with justice and guide the nations on the earth. Selah 5Let the people give thanks to you, O God. Let all the people give thanks to you. 6The earth has yielded its harvest. May God, our God, 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. Let the earth rejoice. Let all the islands be joyful.
• Psalms 138:4All the kings of the earth will give thanks to you, O Lord, because they have heard the promises you spoke.
• Deuteronomy 32:43Joyfully sing with the Lord’s people, you nations, because he will take revenge for the death of his servants. He will get even with his enemies and make peace for his people’s land.
• Isaiah 24:14They raise their voices. They shout for joy. From the sea they sing joyfully about the Lord’s majesty.
• Isaiah 42:10Sing a new song to the Lord. Sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you people who sail on the seas and all the creatures that live in them, you coastlands and all who live on them.
• Isaiah 54:1Sing with joy, you childless women who never gave birth to children. Break into shouts of joy, you women who never had birth pains. “There will be more children of women who have been deserted than there are children of married women,” says the Lord.
• Romans 15:10And Scripture says again, “You nations, be happy together with his people!”
• Galatians 4:27Scripture says: “Rejoice, women who cannot get pregnant, who cannot give birth to any children! Break into shouting, those who feel no pains of childbirth! Because the deserted woman will have more children than the woman who has a husband.”
• Psalms 9:8He alone judges the world with righteousness. He judges ⌞its⌟ people fairly.
• Psalms 96:10Say to the nations, “The Lord rules as king!” The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved. He will judge people fairly.
• Psalms 98:9in the Lord’s presence because he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice and its people with fairness.
• Genesis 18:25It would be unthinkable for you to do such a thing, to treat the innocent and the guilty alike and to kill the innocent with the guilty. That would be unthinkable! Won’t the judge of the whole earth do what is fair?”
• Acts 17:31He has set a day when he is going to judge the world with justice, and he will use a man he has appointed to do this. God has given proof to everyone that he will do this by bringing that man back to life.”
• Romans 2:5Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.
• Psalms 2:8Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession.
• Psalms 82:6I said, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High.

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