Prepare
Opening Prayer
Father, thank you for this day and that you are King of the nations. Help us follow you and love you with all our hearts. In Jesus' name, amen.
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Scripture Passage
Psalm 67
An Invocation and a Doxology
To the Chief Musician. On Stringed Instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
1 God be merciful to us and bless us,
And cause His face to shine upon us,
Selah
2 That Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation among all nations.
3 Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
4 Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!
For You shall judge the people righteously,
And govern the nations on earth.
Selah
5 Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
6 Then the earth shall yield her increase;
God, our own God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ps 67.
A — About
What Is This Passage About?
Psalm 67 asks God to show mercy, bless his people, and shine his face upon them so that his way and salvation become known throughout the earth. The nations are called to rejoice under God's righteous rule, and all peoples are summoned to praise him.
B — Best Verse
A Verse That Summarizes the Passage
Psalm 67:2
Distilled from the devotional exposition; the speaker did not explicitly name a best verse.
That your way may be known on the earth. Your salvation among all nations.
No Best Verse selection occurs in the transcript. Psalm 67:2 distills the missionary heart of the devotion: God's blessing is meant to make his way and salvation known among every nation.
C — Called or Christ
C — Called to Do
Make God's name known by sharing the good news. Speak with neighbors, support or undertake ministry in other countries, and use online opportunities so people everywhere may hear of God's salvation and praise the King.
Devotional Study
Transcript of the devotion. Minor transcription errors may remain.
All right, well, good morning and welcome to Coffee and Devotions. This is where every day we get together, we get into God's Word, and we grow in our love for the Lord together. And this year, 2021, we'll make it through all of the wisdom literature.
That's right. I'm going to go ahead and make that small. And so today we are at Psalm 67. Psalm 67 is the missionary psalm. All right. Why don't we go ahead and we'll have some coffee, we'll pray, and we'll get into God's Word. That's right, get into God's Word. You got your tea? I got my tea. Oh good, I'm glad you got your tea.
You guys ready to pray? Alright, let's pray. Father, we thank you so much for this day and we thank you that you are the King of the Nations We pray that we would follow after you and we would love you with all of our hearts in Jesus' name. Amen. All right. To the chief musician on stringed instruments, a psalm, a song. God be merciful to us and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us. We will sing it. Yep.
That your way may be known on the earth. Your salvation among all nations. Read there, three and four. Let the peoples praise you, O God. Let all the peoples praise you. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy. For you shall judge the people righteously and govern the nations on earth. Okay, Nathan, you want to read the last part? Yet the people praise you, O God, and all the peoples praise you. Then the earth shall yield her increase, God in all her glory.
All right and the kids said they wanted to sing this today so we're going to pull up our Psalter here this is the book of Psalms for worship and you guys ready to sing? O God, show mercy to us and bless us with your grace, and cause to shine upon us the brightness of your face. So that the whole world over may truly know your way And so that your salvation all nations see displayed O God, let peoples praise you let all the peoples praise. Let nations come, rejoice, sing, and songs of gladness raise.
For you will judge the peoples with perfect equity. True nations are the whole earth, A governor you'll be. O God, let peoples praise you, let all the peoples praise. The earth has brought its bounty throughout its harvest days. Since God, our God, will bless us, yes, God will blessing send. That all the earth may fear him, to its remotest end.
What do you guys think that's talking about? It's God's word go out to the ends of the earth. That's right, God's word should go out to the ends of the earth. What else? What else is it talking about? Who's going to bless us? God. God. And is God's salvation to the nations?
To all types of people? All over the world? That's right. So what do you think we are called to do in response to this? How can we make God's name known in our day? Share the good news. Yeah. Do some people share the good news with their neighbors? Do some people share the good news in other countries? Do some people share the good news online?
That's right. That's right. You guys ready to pray? All right. Lord, we thank you so much for this day. We thank you for the blessing it is to be citizens of your kingdom and to have such an amazing king. We pray that you would bless us and care for us, that your face might shine upon us, and that we might love you. In Jesus' name, amen. Can you get... Yeah, you spilt a little bit. It'll be okay. You guys want to say goodbye? Bye. See you guys tomorrow.