Psalm 67

For the worship leader. A song accompanied by strings.

Psalm 67 echoes the priestly blessing (Numbers 6:24–26) and invites all nations to join in praise to the one True God.

¹ May God pour His grace and blessings into us
    and turn His face to shine His light on us.

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² So all those on earth will learn to follow Your way
    and see Your saving power come to redeem all nations.
³ May all people live to praise You, Our True God;
    may all come to praise You.

⁴ May all nations celebrate together, singing joy-filled songs of praise to You
    because You judge the people fairly
    and give guidance to all the nations of the earth.

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⁵ May the people praise You with their whole hearts, O God;
    may every man, woman, and child on the earth praise You.

⁶ The land has supplied a bountiful harvest,
    and the True God, our God, has poured out His blessings to us all.
⁷ God is the source of our blessings;
    may every corner of the earth respect and revere Him.

Psalm 66 Good News Translation (GNT)

66 Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
² Sing to the glory of his name;
    offer him glorious praise!
³ Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do!
    Your power is so great
    that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
⁴ Everyone on earth worships you;
    they sing praises to you,
    they sing praises to your name.”

⁵ Come and see what God has done,
    his wonderful acts among people.
⁶ He changed the sea into dry land;
    our ancestors crossed the river on foot.
There we rejoiced because of what he did.
⁷ He rules forever by his might
    and keeps his eyes on the nations.
    Let no rebels rise against him.
⁸ Praise our God, all nations;
    let your praise be heard.
⁹ He has kept us alive
    and has not allowed us to fall.

¹⁰ You have put us to the test, God;
    as silver is purified by fire,
    so you have tested us.
¹¹ You let us fall into a trap
    and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
¹² You let our enemies trample us;
    we went through fire and flood,
    but now you have brought us to a place of safety.

¹³ I will bring burnt offerings to your house;
    I will offer you what I promised.
¹⁴ I will give you what I said I would
    when I was in trouble.
¹⁵ I will offer sheep to be burned on the altar;
I will sacrifice bulls and goats,
    and the smoke will go up to the sky.

¹⁶ Come and listen, all who honor God,
    and I will tell you what he has done for me.
¹⁷ I cried to him for help;
    I praised him with songs.
¹⁸ If I had ignored my sins,
    the Lord would not have listened to me.
¹⁹ But God has indeed heard me;
    he has listened to my prayer.

²⁰ I praise God,
    because he did not reject my prayer
    or keep back his constant love from me.

Psalm 65 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David.

¹ Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion:
and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
² O thou that hearest prayer,
unto thee shall all flesh come.
³ Iniquities prevail against me:
as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
⁴ Blessed is the man whom thou choosest,
and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts:
we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
⁵ By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation;
who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
⁶ which by his strength setteth fast the mountains;
being girded with power:
⁷ which stilleth the noise of the seas,
the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
⁸ They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:
thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

⁹ Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it:
thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water:
thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
¹⁰ Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly:
thou settlest the furrows thereof:
thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
¹¹ Thou crownest the year with thy goodness;
and thy paths drop fatness.
¹² They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness:
and the little hills rejoice on every side.
¹³ The pastures are clothed with flocks;
the valleys also are covered over with corn;
they shout for joy, they also sing.

Psalm 64 Modern English Version (MEV)

For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.

¹ Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
    guard my life from dread of the enemy.

² Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked,
    from the throng of the workers of iniquity;
³ they sharpen their tongue like a sword,
    and bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
⁴ that they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
    suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

⁵ They harden themselves in an evil matter;
    they talk privately of laying snares;
    they say, “Who will see them?”
⁶ They devise injustice,
    saying “We have perfected a secret plot.”
    Both the inward thought of man and the heart are deep.

⁷ But God will suddenly shoot them with an arrow;
    they will be wounded.
⁸ They will bring ruin on themselves
    by their own tongues;
    all who see them will flee away.
⁹ All people will fear,
    and declare the work of God;
    they will wisely consider His deeds.

¹⁰ The righteous will be glad in the Lord,
    and seek refuge in Him,
    and all the upright in heart will glory.