Psalm 67 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 67.

Meditate on verses 1 and 2.

God be gracious to us and bless us,

 and cause His face to shine upon us—

that Your way may be known on the earth,

 Your salvation among all nations.

The psalmist had a purpose in mind when he asked God to bless him.  He wanted God’s salvation to be known throughout the earth.  Notice the repeated sentence in this psalm:

Let the peoples praise You, O God;

let all the peoples praise You.

—Psalm 67:3, 5

With the request for God to bless was the understanding that when blessing came, it would point people to the Savior.  As the blessed acknowledged and praised the Giver of every good and perfect gift, the world would come to know and fear God (James 1:17; Psalm 67:2, 7).

What is your motivation for asking God to bless you?  Do you recognize EVERY good thing in your life as coming from God?  (Your heart will not even beat one more beat apart from your Creator.)  Are you praising Him with your entire being—thoughts, words, and actions?  As you do, you point a lost world to the Savior.

Pray Psalm 67:1-3 and 7 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“God, be gracious to ________ and me and bless us.

Cause Your face to shine upon us—

that Your way may be known on the earth,

Your salvation among all nations.

Let us praise You, O God.

Let others praise You!

God, bless us that all the ends of the earth may fear You.

For Your sake, Jesus Christ our Savior and LORD~”