Psalm 67

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67 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

merciful adjective  forgiving, compassionate, gracious, lenient, clement, pitying, forbearing, humane, mild, softhearted, tenderhearted, kind, kindly, sympathetic; patient, humanitarian, liberal, easygoing, permissive, tolerant, indulgent, generous, magnanimous, beneficent, benign, benignant, benevolent. ANTONYMS  merciless, cruelWE have not done all things right.  You told us to ask for forgiveness everyday.  Bless us Lord,  Do us good.  When you look at us, smile.

2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

This prophetic scriptures speaks of the healing of all nations.

Jesus will come to break the barriers of division in all nations.  Davids asks for saving, (what has been in reserved) health ( the state of removing illnesses. Illnesses: a disease that effect the body or mind negatively. David is pulling from the heart of God and asking to send our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Although God promised Jesus, David interceded and requested that the promise be fulfilled.

3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

David is using the word let. When God spoke "Let" there be... He wasn't asking permission, He was speaking to what He had already created, and commanded it to be so.  David as king, is speaking as the Father.  Let it be so!  Let the people praise You!!

4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 

Oh let all people from everywhere sing a song to you.  You judge righteously and not only do you judge righteously, You govern/ take care of people all over the world.

5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

Let the people praise You, Lord!  Don't prevent our praise, Lord.

6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

If you let us praise you,  the earth will produce well.  Our own God. will do us good.

7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

God will bless us, and all people will fear Him.

COMMENTARY ON PSALM 67:5-7

by Hebron Christian Fellowship

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of praise in the life of the believer. In this passage, we see that the praises of God's people directly affect the outpouring of his blessings, and the impact of our witness to the world. It is surely no accident that God chose the tribe of Judah - which means "praise" in Hebrew - to lead his people into battle (Num. 10:14), produce the kings over his inheritance (Gen. 49:10), and finally give birth to the Messiah (Heb. 7:14).

Elsewhere in Scripture, we find that Jehoshaphat miraculously won a battle when the singers in his army began to praise the Lord, with angelic hosts causing their enemies to destroy one another before the Israelites even reached the field (2 Chr. 20:22). Paul and Silas, beaten and locked in a dungeon, were set free by an earthquake when they prayed and sang praises to God (Acts 16:25-26), which led to the salvation of their jailer and his whole family. Jonah was released from the whale's belly after he repented and turned to praise the Lord (Jon. 2:9-10), and a great revival among the Ninevites followed.

God does not need our praises, nor does He send his blessings to reward us for saying the right words. Rather, as we praise Him for who He is despite our circumstances, we create an atmosphere of faith in which his Spirit can move. The more fully we exalt Him, the more completely his power is free to work on our behalf.

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