Psalm 67:1 NLT,NIV,ESV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 67:1-2

Psalms 67:1-2. God be merciful to us Thy people Israel. And cause his face to shine upon us As thou hast hid thy face, or withdrawn the tokens of thy favour from us, so do thou now manifest them to us. That thy way may be known upon earth The way wherein thou requirest men to walk, the way of thy precepts, the way of truth, or the true religion; that by the peculiar and distinguishing tokens of thy favour to us, the heathen world may be convinced of the truth and importance of our... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 67:1-7

Psalms 66-67 God and the nationsIt appears that in Psalms 66:0 the people join in singing the first part of the song, and that the king sings the latter part alone. The song opens with a call to people worldwide to sing praise to God for a notable victory he has just won for Israel (66:1-4). Centuries earlier God brought Israel out of Egypt and led the people through the Red Sea, and the same God still rules in the affairs of nations (5-9). The worshippers acknowledge that in allowing them... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 67:1

Title. Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. App-65 . Song. Hebrew. shir. App-65 . Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, add "of David". God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . merciful = favourable, or gracious. Selah. Connecting the prayer (Psalms 67:1 ) with the object of it (Psalms 67:2 ). See App-66 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 67:1

PSALM 67PROPHECY OF THE SALVATION OF THE GENTILESSUPERSCRIPTION: FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN; ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS.A PSALM; A SONG.This is another of the psalms designated in the superscriptions as both "A Psalm," and "A Song." We have noticed a definite universalism in all of them; and here, we have an unequivocal prophecy of the conversion of Gentiles. We are absolutely astounded that so many of the scholars we have consulted seem totally unaware of this.Just note what is here stated: God will... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 67:1

Psalms 67:0. A prayer for the enlargement of God's kingdom, to the joy of the people, and to the increase of God's blessings. To the chief musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. Title. שׁיר מזמור בנגינת למנצח lamnatseach bingiinoth mizmor shiir.— We read, 2Sa 6:17-18 that when David had brought the ark to Jerusalem, he offered, burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, as promised in the foregoing psalm, Psalms 66:13. And as soon as he had offered them, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord:... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 67:1

1. cause his face to shine—show us favor (Numbers 6:24; Numbers 6:25; Psalms 31:16). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 67:1-2

1. God’s grace to His people 67:1-2The psalmist began by repeating part of Israel’s priestly blessing (cf. Numbers 6:24-26) to request God’s favor on His people. Causing one’s face to shine on others means smiling on them with favor and approval (cf. Psalms 4:6). The writer requested God’s blessing on Israel so that other nations would learn of His favor, turn to Him in faith, and experience His salvation themselves (v.2). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 67:1-7

Psalms 67This is another song that exhorts the nations to praise God that an unknown psalmist penned. Its theme is similar to that of Psalms 66."If a psalm was ever written round the promises to Abraham, that he would be both blessed and made a blessing, it could well have been such as this. The song begins at home, and returns to pause there a moment before the end; but its thought always flies to the distant peoples and to what awaits them when the blessing that has reached ’us’ reaches all."... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 67:1-7

This short and joyful Ps. is in the first place a harvest thanksgiving (Psalms 67:6), perhaps at the Feast of Tabernacles. God’s goodness to Israel reveals Him also to the nations (Psalms 67:2), and calls forth their praise (Psalms 67:3, Psalms 67:5), their submission (Psalms 67:4), and their worship (Psalms 67:7). There is a symmetrical parallelism on either side of the middle verse, Psalms 67:5 corresponding to Psalms 67:3, and Psalms 67:6-7 to Psalms 67:1, Psalms 67:2.1. This v. is partly... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 67:1

(1) This verse is an adaptation of the priestly benediction (Numbers 6:24-26).Upon us.—Rather, with, or among us; a variation from the formal benediction. read more