# Psalm 67 📖: Let All the Nations Praise
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
#### For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.
[[#Verse 01.]] May God show us his favor and bless us.
May he smile on us. (Selah)
[[#Verse 02.]] Then those living on earth will know what you are like;
all nations will know how you deliver your people.
[[#Verse 03.]] Let the nations thank you, O God.
Let all the nations thank you.
[[#Verse 04.]] Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate.
For you execute justice among the nations,
and govern the people living on earth. (Selah)
[[#Verse 05.]] Let the nations thank you, O God.
Let all the nations thank you.
[[#Verse 06.]] The earth yields its crops.
May God, our God, bless us.
[[#Verse 07.]] May God bless us.
Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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###### Verse 07.
## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Psalm 67 begins with words that echo the priestly blessing of Aaron (Numbers 6:24-26).
2. The refrain "Let the nations praise You, O God" appears in 67:3 and 67:5.
3. Many see the psalm as a chiasm centered on 67:4, which celebrates God ruling the nations fairly.
4. It is seven verses long and is sometimes called a missionary psalm.
5. The heading calls it a song and a psalm for stringed instruments.
6. In Jewish tradition, Psalm 67 is recited during the Counting of the Omer and is sometimes printed in the shape of a menorah.
7. The harvest (67:6) recalls God's promise to bless the land if Israel obeyed (Leviticus 26:4).
8. *Selah* appears twice (67:1, 4).
9. God's blessing on Israel was meant to reach all nations, as promised to Abraham (Genesis 12:3).
10. The psalm uses the phrase "the ends of the earth" (67:7), describing God's worldwide reign.
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One through whom God's salvation becomes known among all nations (67:2). Jesus sent His disciples to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19), fulfilling God's promise to bless all the families of the earth (Galatians 3:8).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. The psalm asks God to bless His people so His ways would be known among the nations (67:1-2). How does God want to use His blessing in your life to reach others?
2. The psalmist longs for all peoples to praise God (67:3, 5). How does this shape the way you think about missions?
3. The earth yields its harvest because God blesses (67:6). How does God's provision point people to Him?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 1: May God show us favor and bless us, and smile on us.
- 📖 verse 2: Then those on earth will know Your ways, and all nations Your deliverance.
- 📖 verse 7: May God bless us, so that all the ends of the earth will honor Him.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[Numbers 06#Verse 24.|Numbers 6:24-26]] - The priestly blessing.
- 🔗 [[Matthew 28#Verse 19.|Matthew 28:19-20]] - Make disciples of all nations.
- 🔗 [[Genesis 12#Verse 03.|Genesis 12:3]] - All families of the earth will be blessed.
- 🔗 [[Galatians 03#Verse 08.|Galatians 3:8]] - The gospel announced to Abraham.
- 🔗 [[Revelation 07#Verse 09.|Revelation 7:9-10]] - A multitude from every nation.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 67 - SOAP|True Justice Comes From Living For God]]
## 📂 Internal Notes