Chapter 67

A short prayer that God would be merciful to us and bless us, and cause his face to shine on us, so that his way may be known on earth and all the nations will praise him.

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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

This psalm relates to the church and is calculated for the public. Here is, I. A prayer for the prosperity of the church of Israel, Ps. 67:1. II. A prayer for the conversion of the Gentiles and the bringing of them into the church, Ps. 67:2-5. III. A prospect of happy and glorious times when God shall do this, Ps. 67:6, 7. Thus was the psalmist carried out by the spirit of prophecy to foretel the…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

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Psa 67:1-7. A prayer that, by God’s blessing on His people, His salvation and praise may be extended over the earth. 1. cause his face to shine--show us favor (Nu 6:24, 25; Psa 31:16).