Chapter Text
67:1 May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
67:2 That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among all nations,
67:3 let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
67:4 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.
67:5 Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
67:6 The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will bless us.
67:7 God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "merciful", "bless", "cause", "face", "shine", "selah", "known", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "merciful" and "bless", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local WEB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "merciful" and "bless" 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 "merciful" and "bless" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.