New Living Translation
Psalms 67:1
1May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude
Psalms 67:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—
- English Standard Version (ESV)May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
Context of Psalms 67:1
May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude 2May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere. 3May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Read all of Psalms 67Psalms 67:1 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֗ים יְחָנֵּ֥נוּ וִֽיבָרְכֵ֑נוּ יָ֤אֵ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו אִתָּ֣נוּ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 67:1
- Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
- Psalms 6:1O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
- Psalms 76:1God is honored in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
- Numbers 6:24‘May the Lord bless you and protect you.
- Deuteronomy 21:8O Lord, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed. Do not charge your people with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.’ Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person’s blood.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
- Psalms 28:9Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever.
- Ephesians 1:3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
- Psalms 4:6Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, Lord.
- Psalms 31:16Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me.
- Psalms 80:1Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock. O God, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant glory
- Psalms 119:135Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
Commentaries on Psalms 67:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1God be merciful unto us - Show the Jewish people thy mercy, bless them in their bodies and souls and give a full evidence of thy approbation. This is nearly the same form of blessing as that used Numbers 6:25; (note), where see the notes.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1God 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 6:24-26: “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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A prayer for the enlargement of Christ's kingdom. --All our happiness comes from God's mercy; therefore the first thing prayed for is, God be merciful to us, to us sinners, and pardon our sins. Pardon is conveyed by God's blessing, and secured in that. If we, by faith, walk with God, we may hope that his face will shine on us. The psalmist passes on to a prayer for the conversion of the Gentiles, which shows that the Old Testament saints desired that…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. 1-71. cause his face to shine--show us favor (Nu 6:24, 25; Psa 31:16).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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