USB ~ Psalms 67

Harvest Thanks and Petition

1 For the leader; with stringed instruments. A psalm; a song.

2 May God be gracious to us† and bless us; may his face shine upon us. a Selah

3 So shall your way be known upon the earth, your victory among all the nations. b

4 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you!

5 May the nations be glad and rejoice; for you judge the peoples with fairness, you guide the nations upon the earth. c Selah

6 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you!

III

7 The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. d

8 May God bless us still; that the ends of the earth may revere him.

Footnotes

†. Psalm 67 A petition for a bountiful harvest (Ps 67:7), made in the awareness that Israel’s prosperity will persuade the nations to worship its God.

†. 67:2 May God be gracious to us: the people’s petition echoes the blessing pronounced upon them by the priests, cf. Nm 6:22-27.

67:2 Ps 4:7; 31:17; 44:4; 80:4; Dn 9:17.
67:3 Jer 33:9.
67:5 Ps 98:9.
67:7 Ps 85:13; Lv 26:4; Ez 34:27; Hos 2:23-24.