What If We Praise Him?
Psalm 67:1-7NKJV
Charles Spurgeon writes, No author's name is given, but he would be a bold man who should attempt to prove that David did not write it.
Psalm 67:1-7NKJV God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah 2 That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. 4 Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah 5 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. 6 Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Beginning Monday, I set my alarm for 230PM to go off 7 days a week; I have the same praise song set for my alarm. When this alarm goes off it say’s on my phone screen—Psalm 67:1-7, it gives me great direction to praise my Lord and Savior. It also props me to thank Him for my wife and children, and my church family.
I lift up global missions, also I remember those persecuted for their faith in God.
I pray for our hospitals, government and the body of Christ as a whole.
Right now, I’m putting to memory, Psalms 67. Daily God is showing me different aspects of this short chapter.
Personal testimony: I’ve quickly learned to enjoy this time, and sometimes, not knowing where I will be when my alarm goes off, it becomes a Conversation piece. I don’t know where this ‘time’ will lead me, but one thing for sure—It will be good!
The first verse, sounds a lot like a benediction. “The longer I live the more I think our lives should be one big benediction.” P.H
Psalm 67:1AMP God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us, And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.
The image is as a beautiful wave of worship rolling to the ends of the Earth resounds in the words of Psalm 67.
Psalm 67:1, reminds me of one of the greatest blessings spoken over God’s faithful people—The Aaronic blessing.
Numbers 6:22-27AMP Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 The Lord bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you]; 25 The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor], And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness]; 26 The Lord lift up His countenance (face) upon you [with divine approval], And give you peace [a tranquil heart and life].’ 27 So Aaron and his sons shall put My name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.”
The thought came to me, “I wonder what might occur if we all set our alarms to praise and pray daily? Beginning with Psalm 67.
Again, God told Moses to tell Aaron and His sons—“Say to the children of Israel—The Lord bless you and keep you, may His face shine upon you and give you favor!”
David said in, Psalm 55:17NKJV Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.
In Psalm 67:1-2, The psalmist pleads for God’s grace. Through our New Covenant, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ was release, by Him becoming our perfect sacrificial Lamb. P.H
Say Grace. 2 Corinthians 8:9AMP For you are recognizing [more clearly] the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [His astonishing kindness, His generosity, His gracious favor], that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich (abundantly blessed).
Psalm 67:2TPT Send us out all over the world so that everyone everywhere will discover your ways and know who you are and see your power to save.
Again, Send them out so the whole world we—
Discover your ways.
Know who you are.
See your power to save.
The psalmist sings, “Lord as our faces beam with your mercy, may others see your salvation!”
Psalm 67:2TM The whole country will see how you work, all the godless nations see how you save.
This Psalm, or in this case—Song, was sung and believed as the people of God went out and covered the face of the earth.
Psalm 67:3TPT Let all the nations burst forth with praise; let everyone everywhere love and enjoy you!
David writes and sings, Let all the nations find out how great you are, love you, and praise you!
Mark the sweet order of the blessed Spirit:
First, mercy.
Then knowledge.
Last of all, praising of God.
We cannot see His countenance except He be merciful to us; and we cannot praise Him except His way be known upon earth. His mercy breeds knowledge; His knowledge, praise. (BibleStudyTools.com)
Can you see through your minds-eye nations bursting forth in praise? Why not?
Key Point—“We have to gain perception that this glorious gospel is for all mankind!” P.H
Psalm 67:4TPT Then how glad the nations will be when you are their King. They will sing, they will shout, for you give true justice to the people. Yes! You, Lord, are the shepherd of the nations! Pause in his presence
Notice this progression from verse 1 through verse 4:
Be merciful.
Bless us.
* Cause your face to shine upon us.
* I’ll let your way be known.
* Your salvation.
* Let the people praise you.
* Let the people be glad and sing.
Vs. 4, God shall judge and govern.
James 4:12ESV There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Again Psalm 67:4TLB How glad the nations will be, singing for joy because you are their King and will give true justice to their people!
Some sing for form, others for show, some as a duty, others as an amusement, but to sing from the heart, because overflowing joy must find a vent, this is to sing indeed!
Whole nations will sing as Jesus reigns over them in the power of His grace.
This thought came to me—We have heard hundreds and even thousands sing in chorus, but what will it be to hear whole nations lifting up their voices, as the noise of many waters and like great thunders?!
The question asked is—When shall the age of song begin? When shall groans and murmurs be exchanged for holy hymns and joyful melodies? https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/treasury-of-david/psalms-67-4.html
During the Millennium, Jesus Christ will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him.
Revelation 20:1-6NLT Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years. 3 The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.
4 Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.) 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.
Again, Paraphrase, Psalm 67:4, The nations will sing because of their King and His justice!
Psalm 67:5, to be sung— 5 Let the peoples praise you, let all the people praise you!
As you set your alarms to go off—Let the people praise you!
Psalm 67:6NLT Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us.
“God intends to bless His people with temporally and eternal blessings!” P.H
Galatians 6:7-9NLT Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. 9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
“God will judge the fruitful and the unfruitful. Each will receive what they’ve sown.” P.H
Psalm 67:7NLT Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.
The prayer of the first verse is the song of the last. We have the same phrase twice, and truly the Lord's blessing is manifold; He blesses and blesses and blesses again. How many are his beatitudes! How choice His benedictions!
I said this at the very beginning of this message, but I really believe our lives should be one benediction after another.
Psalm 67, Allow it to become your alarm to praise! P.H
Benediction.
