1Para el director del coro. Un salmo. Un canto. Para acompañamiento con instrumentos de cuerda. Que Dios sea misericordioso con nosotros y nos bendiga. Que hallemos gracia ante sus ojos. Selah.
2Que todos los habitantes de la tierra conozcan tus caminos y tu salvación en medio de todos los pueblos.
3Que todos te alaben, Dios. Sí, que todas las naciones te alaben.
4Que todos se alegren y canten de gozo porque tú haces juicio justo, y guías a todos los habitantes de la tierra. Selah.
5Que todos te alaben, Dios. Sí, que todas las naciones te alaben.
6La tierra ha producido su cosecha; y Dios, nuestro Dios, nos ha bendecido.
7Dios nos bendecirá, y todos los habitantes de la tierra lo respetarán.
📖 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.