1A prayer for the enlargement of God's kingdom, 3to the joy of the people, 6and to the increase of God's blessings.
0To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A 1Psalm or Song.
1 See Psalm 4 in the title. See the first annotation at Psalm 48 in the title.
1GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and 2causea his face to shine 3upon us; 4Selah.
2 See Num. 6 on verse 25; Num. 6 on verse 26.
a Num. 6:25; Psalm 4:6.
3 Or, with us, among us, to us.
4 See Psalm 3 on verse 2.
2That 5thy 6way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
5 The prophet speaks now to God in the second person, of Whom he had spoken before in the third.
6 That is, (as it is explained by the following words saving health) how wonderfully and graciously God preserves and saves Thy people, outwardly as well as spiritually; and especially, the manner of revealing thy saving health in the Gospel, which is likewise called the way of the Lord, the way of God, Acts 18:25, 26, etc.
3Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
5Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
6Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.