Psalms 67:4
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.
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
5 Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.
6 The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- KJV
- O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
- WEB
- Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.
- ASV
- Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. Selah
- DARBY
- Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy: for thou wilt judge the peoples equitably; and the nations upon earth, thou wilt guide them. Selah.
- BLB
- May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with uprightness, and You will guide the nations on the earth. Selah
- ÅB
- Folkeslagene skal fryde seg og juble; for du dømmer folkene med rett, og folkeslagene på jorden leder du. Sela.
- OTB
- La nasjonene glede seg og synge av fryd;
For du skal dømme folkene rettferdig
Og lede nasjonene på jorden.
Sela - B1930
- Folkeslagene skal fryde sig og juble; for du dømmer folkene med rett, og folkeslagene på jorden leder du. Sela.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 98:9
before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Read in contextRomans 15:10–11
Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
Read in contextPsalms 9:8
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
Read in contextIsaiah 42:10–12
Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
Read in contextPsalms 82:6
I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
Read in contextIsaiah 24:14–16
They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 138:4–5
All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:4
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
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