Psalms 67 (LSB)

Chapter Text

67:1 For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.

67:2 That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.

67:3 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.

67:4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And lead the nations on the earth. Selah.

67:5 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.

67:6 The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.

67:7 God blesses us, That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "choir", "director", "stringed", "instruments", "psalm", "song", "gracious", and "bless". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "choir" and "director", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "choir" and "director" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "choir" and "director" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.