Psalms 67:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and governa the nations upon earth. Selah. ”

Psalms 67:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O let the nations be qlad, and sing for joy - All the nations of the earth. Let them all be made acquainted with thee; with thy character; with the principles of thy govermnent; with the methods...
Psalms 67:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(c) O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. (c) By these repetitions he shows that the people can never rej...
Psalms 67:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXVII. An Expansion of the High Priest's Blessing ( Numbers 6:24-26 ). The Jews have had an abundant harvest, and the Psalmist hopes that Yahweh's favour to Israel may lead other nations to a knowl...
Psalms 67:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the nations. (No Art.) govern . gently lead. Selah. Connecting the righteous rule of God of Psalms 67:4 with renewed praise for it in Psalms 67:5 . See App-66.
Psalms 67:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 608 CALLING OF THE GENTILES PRAYED FOR Psalms 67:1-7 . God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us: that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving hea...
Psalms 67:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. Glad and sing for joy - They shall be made happy in thy salvation. E...
Psalms 67:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt judge— i.e. "Thou shalt hereafter govern them by righteous and good laws, who were before under the government of Satan, and had nothing to guide them but some few laws and tendencies of...
Psalms 67:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. O let the nations be glad, and sing for joy: for thou shalt...
Psalms 67:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This short and joyful Ps. is in the first place a harvest thanksgiving ( Psalms 67:6 ), perhaps at the Feast of Tabernacles. God's goodness to Israel reveals Him also to the nations ( Psalms 67:2 ),...
Psalms 67:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For thou shalt judge: — Better, for thou judgest. And govern.... — Better, and dost lead. The word is used in Psalms 23:3 of the “pastoral” care of God.
Psalms 67:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 67:1-7 THIS little psalm condenses the dominant thought of the two preceding into a series of aspirations after Israel's blessing, and the consequent diffusion of the knowledge of God's way...
Psalms 67:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Let All the Peoples Praise Thee” Psalms 66:16-20 ; Psalms 67:1-7 Come and hear, Psalms 66:16-20 The psalm began with Come and see, Psalms 66:5 . Compare Mark 5:19-20 ; John 4:29 . It...
Psalms 67:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this psalm there is a fine merging of prayer and praise. Prayer is its dominant note. Moreover, it is prayer on the highest level. It asks for personal blessing, but its deepest passion is that al...
Psalms 67:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The prophet had foretold that the nation and kingdom, which would not serve Christ, should perish; Isaiah 60:12 . But the same prophet had it in commission to tell the church, that so blessed should...
Psalms 67:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy ,.... As they were glad, and did sing for joy, and glorified God, when Christ was made known, and the Gospel was preached unto them, Acts 8:5 . for thou...
Psalms 67:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. Ver. 4. O let the nations be glad, &c. ] As they cannot but b...
Psalms 67:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let all the people praise thee O hasten that time when the Gentiles shall forsake their dumb idols, and serve and praise thee, the living God, as they have abundant cause to do. O let the nations...
Psalms 67:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for the Prosperity and Extension of the Church; Conversion of the Gentiles. To the chief musician on Neginoth. A ps...
Psalms 67:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Be glad and sing for joy, for thy transcendent mercy to them, in rescuing them from the vanities and damnable errors of their fathers, and in bringing them to the knowledge of the true God, and of...
Psalms 67:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription . “ To the chief Musician: ” see Introduction to Psalms 57 . “ On Neginoth: ” see Introduction to Psalms 54 . “ A Song or Psalm :” see Introduction to Psalms 48 . Ne...
Psalms 67:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Title. In the LXX this is called a hymn, and is inscribed to David. Psalms 67:6 . God, the Elohim, even our own God, the Messiah, shall bless us; so the ancients interpret these words. REF...
Psalms 67:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us. Illumining the life Let us mark the two extremes of the psalm. It begins with “God be merciful unto us,” and it ends...
Psalms 67:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ACCORDING to some, this psalm, like Psalms 65:1-19 , is a harvest thanksgiving (Hengstenberg, Cheyne). But the single expression (in Psalms 65:6 ) on which this view is grounded s...
Psalms 67:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Psalm of Praise for the Conversion of the Gentiles. To the chief musician on Neginoth, to be rendered in public services with the accompaniment of stringed instruments, a psalm or song, the insp...
Psalms 67:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 17:31 ; Deuteronomy 32:43 ; Galatians 4:27 ; Genesis 18:25 ; Isaiah 24:14-16 ; Isaiah 42:10-12 ; Isaiah 54:1 ; Isaiah 55:4 ; Psalms 2:8 ; Psalms 82:6 ; Psalms 9:8 ; Psalms 96:10-13 ;...
Psalms 67:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judge — Rule them. Govern — Heb. lead; gently, as a shepherd doth his sheep; and not rule them with rigour, as other lords had done.

Psalms 67:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 67:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 67:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 67:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 67:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 67:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 67:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 67:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 67:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 67:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 67:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 67:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 67:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 67:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 67:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 67:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 67:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes