Pastor YC "Psalm 67: Praising God and Experiencing His Blessings"

God bless us SO THAT your glory will go to the nations
PS 67:1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah
PS 67:2 that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.






We praise God because of his justic and guidance
PS 67:3 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
PS 67:4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. Selah

We praise God and that yields God's blessing on us
PS 67:5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
PS 67:6 Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us.

God bless us so that the world will know Him
PS 67:7 God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.

1. God is just, therefore we praise Him (v4)
2. When we praise Him, we are blessed (v6)
3. God blesses us so that the world will see His glory (v2,7)

Outlining the psalm according to it's poetic structure is very helpful to interpreting it accurately!