Psalms 67:1
May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
2 that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
3 Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
- KJV
- God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
- WEB
- May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
- ASV
- God be merciful unto us, and bless us, [And] cause his face to shine upon us; Selah
- DARBY
- {To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm: a Song.} God be gracious unto us, and bless us, [and] cause his face to shine upon us; Selah,
- BLB
- For the one directing. On stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> May God be gracious to us and bless us, [and] cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
- ÅB
- Gud være oss nådig og velsigne oss, han la sitt åsyn lyse hos oss, sela,
- OTB
- Gud være nådig mot oss og velsigne oss,
Og la sitt ansikt lyse over oss—
Sela - B1930
- Gud være oss nådig og velsigne oss, han la sitt åsyn lyse hos oss, sela,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 4:6
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Read in contextNumbers 6:24–27
‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
Read in contextPsalms 4:1
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
Read in contextPsalms 119:135
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Read in contextPsalms 80:1–3
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Read in contextPsalms 31:16
Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Read in contextPsalms 80:7
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
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