> [[psalm-66|← Previous]] | [[psalm-00|TOC]] | [[psalm-68|Next →]] --- # Psalm 67 ## Harvest Thanks and Petition 1 For the leader; with stringed instruments. A psalm; a song. ^psalm-67-1 ### I 2 May God be gracious to us and bless us; ^psalm-67-2 may his face shine upon us. *Selah* 3 So shall your way be known upon the earth, ^psalm-67-3 your victory among all the nations. 4 May the peoples praise you, God; ^psalm-67-4 may all the peoples praise you! ### II 5 May the nations be glad and rejoice; ^psalm-67-5 for you judge the peoples with fairness, you guide the nations upon the earth. *Selah* 6 May the peoples praise you, God; ^psalm-67-6 may all the peoples praise you! ### III 7 The earth has yielded its harvest; ^psalm-67-7 God, our God, blesses us. 8 May God bless us still; ^psalm-67-8 that the ends of the earth may revere him. \* (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]. a. (67:2) ([[psalm-04|Ps 4]]:7]; [31:17]; [44:4]; [80:4]; [Dn 9:17]. b. (67:3) [Jer 33:9]. c. (67:5) [Ps 98:9]. d. (67:7) [Ps 85:13]; [Lv 26:4]; [Ez 34:27]; [Hos 2:23] – [24]. --- _New American Bible, revised edition_ (2010, 1991, 1986, 1970) Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. > [[psalm-66|← Previous]] | [[psalm-00|TOC]] | [[psalm-68|Next →]]