Psalms 67:5
“Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.”
What does Psalms 67:5 mean?
The psalmist is calling out a simple, repeated wish: that praise for God would spread across every nation and culture on earth. There's something deeply hopeful in that repetition, as if saying it twice makes it feel more real and more urgent. This comes from a time when Israel was a small nation surrounded by many others, so the vision of all peoples joining together in worship would have felt almost impossibly expansive. Yet the psalmist expresses it not as demand but as longing, inviting us to share in the desire that God's goodness might be recognized and celebrated everywhere. If you've ever felt joy at seeing people from totally different backgrounds find common ground, you've tasted what this prayer is reaching for.