Psa 67:2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Ver. 2. That thy way may be known ] Thy way of worship, that way that is called holy, the gospel, Acts 19:23 ; Acts 18:25-26 , the way of salvation, Acts 16:17 . Thy saving health ] That is, thy Christ, Luke 2:30 ; Luke 2:32 . read more
Psa 67:3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Ver. 3. Let the people praise thee, O God ] Enlarge the bounds of thy Church; and bring in the hallelujahs of the Gentiles also. Let them praise thee (that pronoun "thee" is emphatic and exclusive), and not their gods of gold and silver. Let them turn to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 1 Thessalonians 1:9 . read more
That: Psalms 98:2, Psalms 98:3, Esther 8:15-:, Zechariah 8:20-Isaiah :, Acts 9:31 thy way: Acts 13:10, Acts 18:25, Acts 22:4 saving: Psalms 43:5, Psalms 66:1-Numbers :, Psalms 117:2, Isaiah 49:6, Matthew 28:19, Luke 2:30, Luke 2:31, Luke 3:6, Titus 2:11 Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:43 - General 1 Kings 18:36 - let it 2 Kings 19:19 - O Lord 1 Chronicles 16:8 - make 2 Chronicles 6:33 - that all people Psalms 66:4 - General Psalms 68:32 - ye kingdoms Psalms 102:15 - General Isaiah 19:21 - Lord... read more
Psalms 67:5, Psalms 45:17, Psalms 74:21, Psalms 119:175, Psalms 142:7, Isaiah 38:18, Isaiah 38:19 Reciprocal: Psalms 66:4 - General Psalms 96:1 - sing unto Psalms 96:7 - O ye kindreds Psalms 117:1 - O praise Psalms 145:21 - let all flesh Isaiah 54:1 - break Isaiah 65:18 - General Romans 15:10 - General read more
That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.Thy way — The way of truth, or the true religion; the same which in the next clause is called his saving health, and both together signify the way of salvation; deal so graciously with thy people, that thereby the Gentile-world may at last be allured to join with them. read more
2. That thy way may be known Literally, for the knowing thy way. The telic use of the preposition denotes the end or object for which the blessing (Psalms 67:1) is invoked upon the Church, namely, to the end that the ways of God may be made known in the earth. Thus, in all ages, through his Church, the world is to learn his ways with men. Thy way Thy method, particularly thy plan of grace. “Way,” here, is the parallel word to salvation in the next line of the verse. Saving health ... read more
3. Let all the people praise thee Hebrew, the peoples, or nations, shall give thee thanks, all of them. A beautiful refrain, repeated in Psalms 67:5, and in musical performance sung as a responsive chorus. read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 67:1-7
Psalms 67:1-7God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us.Illumining the lifeLet us mark the two extremes of the psalm. It begins with “God be merciful unto us,” and it ends with “Then shall the earth yield her increase.” There is some mysterious but very real connection between the fertility of nature and the character of man. Nature is not to reach her consummation until man himself is at his best. “God be merciful unto us.” That is where human possibility... read more