Psalms 67:1
May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
In Context
2That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among all nations,
Cross References
Numbers 6:24‘The LORD bless you, and keep you.
Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
Psalms 6:1LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.
Psalms 31:16Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.
Psalms 80:1Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.
Psalms 80:19Turn us again, LORD God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 67:1
This psalm relates to the church and is calculated for the public. Here is, I. A prayer for the prosperity of the church of Israel, ver. 1 . II. A prayer for the conversion of the Gentiles and the bringing of them into the church, ver. 2-5 . III. A prospect of happy and glorious times when God shall do this, ver. 6, 7 . Thus was the psalmist carried out by the spirit of prophecy to foretel the glorious estate of the Christian church, in which Jews and Gentiles should unite in one flock, the beginning of which… Read the whole commentary →