Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 67:5
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
5. the people ] As before, the peoples. This refrain is generally treated as before as a wish or prayer; but it is worth considering whether the tone of the last stanza does not change throughout from prayer to confident hope, so that we should render, The peoples shall give thanks unto thee, O God. The form of a refrain is often slightly varied, why not its tone? The ambiguity arises from the fact that Heb. (with some exceptions) does not possess separate forms for the future and the optative.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
5 7. The special occasion of the Psalm in the present bountiful harvest.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Let the people praise thee … – See Psa 67:5. The repetition shows that this was the principal thought in the mind of the author of the psalm. It expresses an earnest – an intense – desire, that all nations should acknowledge God as the true God, and praise him for his mercies.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 5. Let the people praise thee] Seeing the abundance of the blessings which the Gentiles were to receive, he calls again and again upon them to magnify God for such mercies.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. [See comments on Ps 67:3]. This is repeated from that preceding verse to show the earnest desire of the church that it might be so; or that there might be an occasion for it; the ardour of her mind, and fervency of her petitions, and how much she was solicitous for the praise and glory of God; or to declare the certainty of it, she most strongly believing that so it would be; as the Targum, “the people shall confess”, &c. because of a new favour to be enjoyed, mentioned in Ps 67:6.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The joyous prospect of the conversion of heathen, expressed in the same words as in Psa 67:5, here receives as its foundation a joyous event of the present time: the earth has just yielded its fruit (cf. Psa 85:13), the fruit that had been sown and hoped for. This increase of corn and fruits is a blessing and an earnest of further blessing, by virtue of which (Jer 33:9; Isa 60:3; cf. on the contrary Joe 2:17) it shall come to pass that all peoples unto the uttermost bounds of the earth shall reverence the God of Israel. For it is the way of God, that all the good that He manifests towards Israel shall be for the well-being of mankind.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
The call on the people is again repeated, to rejoice, like the repeated hallelujahs of Heaven. He that hath once sung to the praise of Christ’s redeeming love, will everlastingly sing to it, and make it his every-day song.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 67:5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
Ver. 5. Versus amoibaeus. See Psa 67:3 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 67:3, Mat 6:9, Mat 6:10
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God’s people should praise Him so He will bless them with bountiful harvests. This meaning is clearer in the NIV than in the NASB. Rich harvests would also direct the nations to the Lord.
When people recognize God’s blessings they tend to fear and worship Him.