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Psalms 67
One of the shortest psalms, and tightly symmetrical. It opens by borrowing the priestly blessing's language of God's face shining on "us," but immediately gives that blessing a purpose: so that God's way is known on earth and his salvation among all nations. The refrain "let all the peoples praise you" repeats at verses 3 and 5, framing a center about God judging the peoples with equity. Watch how a blessing on Israel keeps reaching outward to every nation.
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May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
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That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among all nations,
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let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
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Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.
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Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
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The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will bless us.
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God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Blessed in order to bless
The logic runs the opposite direction from self-interest. Israel asks to be blessed not as an end but "that your way may be known on earth" (v. 2); the favor is meant to advertise God to outsiders. The doubled refrain about the peoples surrounds a single reason for global joy: equitable judgment (v. 4).
The harvest note in verse 6, "the earth has yielded its increase," reads as the blessing already taking visible form, closing with all the ends of the earth fearing God.
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