New English Translation
Psalms 67:2
2Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.
Psalms 67:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
- New International Version (NIV)so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
Context of Psalms 67:2
1May God show us his favor and bless us! May he smile on us! (Selah) Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people. 3Let the nations thank you, O God! Let all the nations thank you! 4Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth. (Selah)
Read all of Psalms 67Psalms 67:2 word by word
לָדַ֣עַת בָּאָ֣רֶץ דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ בְּכָל־גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 67:2
- Psalms 98:2The Lord demonstrates his power to deliver; in the sight of the nations he reveals his justice.
- Esther 8:15Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in purple and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
- Zechariah 8:20The Lord who rules over all says, ‘It will someday come to pass that people – residents of many cities – will come.
- Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
- Acts 13:10and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
- Acts 18:25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm he spoke and taught accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
- Acts 22:4I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
- Psalms 43:5Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
- Psalms 66:1Shout out praise to God, all the earth!
- Psalms 117:2For his loyal love towers over us, and the Lord’s faithfulness endures. Praise the Lord!
- Isaiah 49:6he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
- Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
- Luke 2:30For my eyes have seen your salvation
- Luke 3:6and all humanity will see the salvation of God.’”
Commentaries on Psalms 67:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2That thy way may be known - That thy will, thy gracious designs towards the children of men, thy way of reconciling them to thyself, of justifying the ungodly, and sanctifying the unholy, may be known to all the nations upon the earth! God's way is God's religion; what he walks in before men; and in which men must walk before him. A man's religion is his way of worshipping God, and going to heaven. The whole Gospel is called this way, Acts 19:9. Thy…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2That thy way may be known upon earth - The law of God; the principles and methods of the divine administration; the way in which God rules mankind and in which he bestows his blessings on people. The prayer is, that all the earth might be made acquainted with the methods in which God deals with his people, or confers favors on people. The happiness of man depends on a knowledge of the principles on which God bestows his favors; for all people are, in all…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2This prayer is inspired by the priestly blessing in Numbers 6:24–26. God's kindness to Israel influences his reputation among other nations (see Psalm 96:1–3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. thy way--of gracious dealing (Is 55:8), as explained by-- saving health--or literally, "salvation."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
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