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Psalm 67 - New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)

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Psalm 67[a]

Harvest Thanks and Petition

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

I

2 May God be gracious to us[b] 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!

II

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Cross references

  1. 67:2 : Ps 4:7; 31:17; 44:4; 80:4; Dn 9:17.
  2. 67:3 : Jer 33:9.
  3. 67:5 : Ps 98:9.
  4. 67:7 : Ps 85:13; Lv 26:4; Ez 34:27; Hos 2:23–24.

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