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Psalms 67:7
7Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.
Psalms 67:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
- New International Version (NIV)May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him!
- New King James Version (NKJV)God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Context of Psalms 67:7
5May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you. 6Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us. Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.
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יְבָרְכֵ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְיִֽירְא֥וּ אֹ֝ת֗וֹ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 67:7
- Psalms 29:11The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.
- Psalms 72:17May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
- Acts 2:28You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.’
- Galatians 3:9So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.
- Psalms 22:27The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
- Psalms 65:5You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
- Psalms 98:3He has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel. The ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
- Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north and south, ‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth.
- Isaiah 45:22Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other.
- Isaiah 52:10The Lord has demonstrated his holy power before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the victory of our God.
- Micah 5:4And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, for he will be highly honored around the world.
- Zechariah 9:10I will remove the battle chariots from Israel and the warhorses from Jerusalem. I will destroy all the weapons used in battle, and your king will bring peace to the nations. His realm will stretch from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
- Malachi 1:11But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- Acts 13:47For the Lord gave us this command when he said, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”
- Revelation 15:4Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.”
Commentaries on Psalms 67:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7God shall bless us - He shall ever be speaking good to us, and ever showering down good things upon us. The last clause of the sixth verse should be joined to the seventh, as it is in several of the Versions, and should be in all. Many of the fathers, and several commentators, have thought that there is a reference to the Holy Trinity in the triple repetition of the word God: "God, our God, shall bless us; God shall bless us;" thus paraphrased in the old…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7God shall bless us - That is, with prosperity, peace, salvation. The making of his name known abroad will be the means of blessing the world; will be the highest favor that can be conferred on mankind. And all the ends of the earth shall fear him - All parts of the earth. See the notes at Psalm 22:27. The time, therefore, looked for is that when the knowledge of the Lord shall pervade all lands; the time to which the ancient prophets were constantly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Large harvests show God’s blessing (Genesis 26:12; Isaiah 30:23). all the ends of the earth: See Psalms 2:8; 96:1–3. People from every nation will join Israel in acknowledging the God of Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. The blessings of a fruitful harvest are mentioned as types of greater and spiritual blessings, under which all nations shall fear and love God.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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