NOTES for Psa 67
We hear a plea for mercy, but this time the psalmist asks for mercy not for himself, and not even only for his own people, chosen to walk before the Lord, but also for all the nations that still resist Him. Yet God’s mercy toward people is manifested not only in caring for their needs; it is inseparable from the Revelation God has granted about Himself and His will. Therefore the psalmist desires that all peoples and tribes acknowledge God as their Lord. At the same time, he does not want them to bow before the majesty of the Truth because they have been crushed by its grandeur, but wants the Truth revealed to them to make their life joyful.
This psalm alone is enough to refute the claims of those who say that the Old Testament is supposedly important for only one people and that its commandments and prophecies do not concern anyone else. But this is not the only passage in the Old Testament that prophetically reveals the destiny of all nations, whom the Lord equally desires to save.