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Psalm 67:1

For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.

1For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
2That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among all nations,
3let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
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The repeated “us” makes this a shared prayer, where the desire for blessing begins with mercy and the light of God's face.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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1 Chronicles 16:11Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.Both passages turn toward God's face, one urging people to seek him and the other asking him to shine on them.
Numbers 6:25The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.Both passages join God's shining face with his gracious care, using the same words for his face shining on people.
Psalm 4:6Many say, “Who will show us any good?” LORD, let the light of your face shine on us.Both prayers ask for God's face to shine on a group of people who look to him for good.
2 Corinthians 4:6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face …Both texts link light with a face: Psalm 67 seeks God's favor, and Paul speaks of God's glory in Jesus Christ.
Malachi 4:2But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out and leap like calves of the stall.Both use radiant imagery for God's goodness toward people, though Malachi speaks of healing and Psalm 67 asks for mercy.
Genesis 32:26The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”Both contain a direct request for blessing, with Jacob asking for himself and the psalm speaking for a group.
Psalm 4:1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David. Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy …Both psalms ask God for mercy, while Psalm 4 also names distress and asks him to hear.
Numbers 6:24–27‘The LORD bless you, and keep you.Both passages seek God's blessing for people, with Numbers also asking the LORD to keep those being blessed.
Psalm 31:16Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.Both prayers ask God to make his face shine on those praying, joining that request with his merciful care.
Psalm 80:1–3For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who …Both address God on behalf of a people and ask him to shine, with Psalm 80 naming him Israel's Shepherd.
Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,Both name God as the source of blessing; Psalm 67 asks for it, while Ephesians praises him for blessing in Christ.
Job 33:26He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.Both connect prayer with God's favor and his face, though Job describes joy while Psalm 67 voices a request.
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Encouragement

The prayer seeks God's favor for a whole people. Its next words look toward the nations, so the hope for blessing reaches beyond those praying.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).