Light as the Salvation of God

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!

Main Idea

God’s light is salvation for all peoples.

Psalm 67:1: The Priestly Blessing

Text

Psalm 67:1 ESV

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah

Something reminds us of a song

Explanation

Numbers 6:24–26 ESV

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

Hebrews 13:20–21 ESV

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 67:2: The Purpose of the Blessing

Text

Psalm 67:2 ESV

that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.

Purpose of God’s gracious light shining.

Your way = Your saving power

Earth = All nations

Explanation

Genesis 12:2–3 ESV

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

1 Peter 2:9 ESV

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Psalm 67:3: The Result of the Blessing

Text

Psalm 67:3 ESV

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!

Repetition = Importance

Peoples = Earth/All Nations

Summary verse.

Explanation

Isaiah 61:11 ESV

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations.

Revelation 7:9–10 ESV

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

Conclusion

Main Idea

God’s light is salvation for all peoples.

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