Psalms 67:1
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine on us; Selah.
American King James Version (AKJV)
God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine on us; Selah.
American Standard Version (ASV)
God be merciful unto us, and bless us, And cause his face to shine upon us; Selah
Basic English Translation (BBE)
<To the chief music-maker. With corded instruments. A Psalm. A Song.> May God give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.)
Webster's Revision
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. Selah.
World English Bible
May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah
Clarke's Psalms 67:1 Bible Commentary
God be merciful unto us - Show the Jewish people thy mercy, bless them in their bodies and souls and give a full evidence of thy approbation. This is nearly the same form of blessing as that used Numbers 6:25 (note), where see the notes.
Barnes's Psalms 67:1 Bible Commentary
God be merciful unto us, and bless us - There is, perhaps (as Prof. Alexander suggests), an allusion, in the language used here, to the sacerdotal benediction in Numbers 6:24-26 : "The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." The prayer is that God would bestow upon his people the blessing implied in the form of benediction which he had directed the ministers of his religion to use. The first cry is, of course, for mercy or favor. The beginning of all blessings to mankind is the favor or mercy of God. There is no higher blessing than his favor; there is none that comes from him which should not be regarded as mercy.
And cause his face to shine upon us - Margin, With us. That is, among us. It is an invocation of his presence and favor. On the phrase "cause his face to shine," see the notes at Psalm 4:6.