Chapter Text
67:1 To the Overseer, with stringed instruments. --A Psalm, a Song. God doth favour us and bless us, Doth cause His face to shine with us. Selah.
67:2 For the knowledge in earth of Thy way, among all nations of Thy salvation.
67:3 Praise Thee do peoples, O God, Praise Thee do peoples, all of them.
67:4 Rejoice and sing do nations, For Thou judgest peoples uprightly, And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah.
67:5 Confess Thee do peoples, O God, Confess Thee do peoples--all of them.
67:6 Earth hath given her increase, God doth bless us--our God,
67:7 God doth bless us, and all ends of earth fear Him!
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "overseer", "stringed", "instruments", "psalm", "song", "doth", "favour", and "bless". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "overseer" and "stringed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "overseer" and "stringed" 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 "overseer" and "stringed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.