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Psalm 67 Bible study: Let all the peoples praise you
Psalm 67:1 prays with four Hebrew words from the priests' blessing (Numbers 6:24-25) over "us", and the next verse says what the blessing is for: "That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among all nations" (67:2).
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“Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.”
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“In Psalm 67, the line "Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you" comes twice, word for word.”
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What's really going on
Bless us, so that
The title is "For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song" (67:1), and it says no more than that; these notes don't explain it. Then the psalm prays: "May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us" (67:1) (tap merciful, bless, face, shine). Here is what almost everyone misses: the next verse says what the blessing is for. "That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among all nations" (67:2) (tap way, salvation). The prayer is for us; its purpose reaches all nations. The psalm ends with both together: "God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him" (67:7) (tap ends).
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- The same line, before and after
- God, six times; the peoples, three ways
- The priests' blessing, word by word
- "The land shall yield its increase"
- "My eyes have seen your salvation"
- 7 questions as you read
- 12 more Hebrew words
- A short check at the end
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The Hebrew word behind it
יָדָהyadahsay ya-DAH
Brown-Driver-Briggs: "throw, cast", and in the form used here, "give thanks, laud, praise". Strong's: "literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand". "Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you" (67:5): praise is this verb, twice in the line, and the line comes twice (67:3, 67:5), so the psalm has it four times. Elsewhere the WEB often gives it as give thanks: "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good" (Psalm 106:1). The Psalms have it 67 times in Hebrew.
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Psalm 67 Bible study questions
- 1The psalm asks God to bless "us" so "That your way may be known on earth" (67:1-2). What has God given you that could help someone near you know him?
- 2"Let all the peoples praise you" (67:3, 67:5). Who is hardest for you to picture praising God, and what might change if you prayed this line for them this week?
- 3"The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will bless us" (67:6). What good thing has come to you lately that you could thank God for with your group?
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