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How to Face Giant Problems | Bible in One Year: Right now our world is facing the giant challenge of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Goliath was a giant. He was 9 feet tall, a champion, wearing heavy armour, standing and shouting, defying the people of God (1 Samuel 17:1–11). As well as physical...Wisdom

Psalm 67:1-7

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
        and make his face shine on us—
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
        your salvation among all nations.

3 May the peoples praise you, God;
        may all the peoples praise you.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,
        for you rule the peoples with equity
        and guide the nations of the earth.
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
        may all the peoples praise you.

6 The land yields its harvest;
        God, our God, blesses us.
7 May God bless us still,
        so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.

Commentary

Think global

God loves the entire world. He wants all nations and peoples to know him, worship and love him.

The psalmist prayed for God’s blessing on his people in order that ‘your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations’ (v.2).

We see in this psalm that the global vision for the people of God beyond their own borders was foreshadowed in the Old Testament.

The psalmist prays for the entire globe (vv.3–5). If we are to tackle the global giants, we need a global vision. The words of this psalm are all about God. The size of your vision will be dependent on the size of your vision of God. As A.W. Tozer put it, ‘What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.’

Prayer

Lord, be gracious to us and bless us. Make your face shine upon us. Make your ways known on earth and your salvation among all nations. May all the people praise you.


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