Psalms 67:1
God, be favorable to us and bless us, Cause his face to shine upon us. [Selah.]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 thy way may be known throughout the earth, Throughout all nations, thy saving help!
Cross References
Numbers 6:24Yahweh bless thee, and keep thee:
Psalms 4:1When I cry, answer me, O mine own righteous God, In a strait place, thou hast made room for me, Show me favour, and hear my prayer.
Psalms 6:1O Yahweh! do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me.
Psalms 31:16Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, Save me in thy lovingkindness.
Psalms 80:1O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!
Psalms 80:19O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may 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 →