1Deus tenha misericordia de nós e nos abençõe; e faça resplandecer o seu rosto sobre nós (Selah).
2Para que se conheça na terra o teu caminho, e entre todas as nações a tua salvação.
3Louvem-te a ti, ó Deus, os povos; louvem-te os povos todos.
4Alegrem-se e regozijem-se as nações, pois julgarás os povos com equidade, e governarás as nações sobre a terra (Selah).
5Louvem-te a ti, ó Deus, os povos; louvem-te os povos todos.
6Então a terra dará o seu fructo; e Deus, o nosso Deus, nos abençoará.
7Deus nos abençoará, e todas as extremidades da terra o temerão.
📖 Chapter study
Summary
A brief psalm asking God to bless his people so that his way may be known throughout the earth, calling all nations to rejoice and give praise, ending with the assurance that the earth will yield its harvest.
Explanation
This short psalm uses the language of the priestly blessing from Numbers 6:24-26 ('God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us') as a starting point, but expands its purpose: the blessing on Israel is not an end in itself, but a means so that 'all nations' may know God's salvation. This missionary vision, already present in the Old Testament, shows that Israel's election always had a broader purpose — to bless all humanity, as promised to Abraham in Genesis 12:3. Today's application: blessings received are not just for personal benefit, but to be shared and witnessed to others.