Psalm 67:1-7 God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine on us; Selah.… I. We may regard these words as THE PRAYER OF BRITISH CHURCHES IN REFERENCE TO THEMSELVES. The text involves — 1. The avowal of conscious unworthiness. It is the prayer of the publican, God be merciful unto us, sinners. 2. The acknowledgment of dependence on God for His blessing. 3. The desire of unusual and extraordinary manifestations of Divine grace and favour. II. THE AVOWED FAITH OF BRITISH CHURCHES IN REFERENCE TO THE WORLD. "That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations." We may regard this part of our text in a threefold light: as the language of prayer; as the subject of prophetic anticipation; and as the recognition of a system of legitimate means. 1. True revival will remove many obstacles which now impede the way. By the augmentation of Christian principles it will prove the death-blow of party zeal, in all its subtle or more revealed forms. 2. It will purify all the passions of our nature. It will be the destruction of everything worldly in principle, of everything unholy in affection. 3. And will multiply agents also for the conversion of the world. (J. Morison, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.} God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.WEB: May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah. |
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