For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
Parallel translations
- WEB For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
- KJV God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
- NKJV God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
- NASB God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah
- NLT May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude
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Quick answer
The psalmist prays for God's mercy, blessing, and shining face upon His people. It echoes the priestly blessing and seeks God's favor.
Overview
This psalm opens by asking God to be gracious, to bless, and to make His face shine, drawing on the Aaronic blessing. The aim, as the next verses show, is that this blessing overflow to the nations. The face of God shines most fully on us in Christ, in whom we behold God's glory.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ps 4:6Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Ps 4:1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
- Num 6:24–27‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
- Ps 80:1–3For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Ps 119:135Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
- Ps 31:16Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
- Ps 80:7Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
- Ps 80:19Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- 2 Cor 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
- Deut 21:8Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.
- Ps 28:9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
- Ps 6:1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Ps 76:1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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