Proclamation:
“May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make His face shine on us; so that Your ways may be known on earth, Your
salvation among all nations. May the peoples
praise You, God; may all the peoples praise You. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for
You rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.” Psalm 67:1-4 (NIV)
Explanation:
This psalm of praise and thanksgiving was
written by an unknown human author under the influence of The Holy Spirit of
God. The psalmist begins this song by, asking
The Lord God to bless us with His unmerited mercy, through the riches of His grace
let the face of Jesus, The Christ, shine on us and grant us His gracious
presence and His love. (Psalm 67:1) He asks that God’s way, His method of
salvation, the way for sinners to Him through Christ, the way, the truth, and
the life, (John 14:6) the way of the gospel, be known throughout all of the
earth. (Psalm 67:2) Let all of the
people in all of the nations of the world praise The Lord. (Psalm 67:3) Let all of the people rejoice and be
glad. Lead us and guide us as a shepherd
does His sheep. (Psalm 23:1-3)
Application:
This psalm is a song and a prayer, a
prayer that we should pray for all of the believers in the world. We should pray that The Lord God would be
gracious to us, show us His loving kindness, and grant us His mercy and
unmerited favor. We should thank God for
His Son Jesus, The Christ, who made a way for us to receive salvation and
eternal life. For this we should rejoice
and praise His holy name.
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