Psalms 67:5-7

67:5 Let the nations thank you, O God!

Let all the nations thank you! ¹ 

67:6 The earth yields its crops.

May God, our God, bless us!

67:7 May God bless us! ² 

Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves. ³ 

[67:5]  ¹ tn Heb “let the nations, all of them, thank you.” The prefixed verbal forms in v. 5 are understood as jussives in this call to praise.

[67:7]  ² tn The prefixed verb forms in vv. 6b-7a are understood as jussives.

[67:7]  ³ tn Heb “will fear him.” After the jussive of the preceding line, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive is understood as indicating purpose/result. (Note how v. 3 anticipates the universal impact of God showing his people blessing.) Another option is to take the verb as a jussive and translate, “Let all the ends of the earth fear him.”