Psalm 67

"The Lord bless you and keep you.
    the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you
    and give you peace."     (Numbers 6:25)

Israel heard this blessing from the priests regularly (as do we, from our pastors!), and now they sing it in a prayerful voice.

Be gracious to us!   Bless us!  Look favorably on us!........so tha others my observe Your great power an lovingkindness.  Do this.....so that others will praise You!  Not just Israel, but all the peoples!

Their desire is that all nations will Praise their God!  He is sovereign over all, not just His chosen people, Israel.  He judges all with mercy and in truth.  He provides food and sustenance for all the earth.

This song is an expressed confidence in God's promises , his provision, and that all peoples will praise Him.

I like the ending verses in the NKJV:

Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
Then the earth shall yield her increase;
God, our own God, shall bless us.
God shall bless us.
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

The scope of His sovereignty is far-reaching.....universal.  He will not be limited to one people group.  He chose Israel, yes, and I imagine that line about God, our own God.....being spoken with a quiet sense of absolute awe.However, He will, through Israel, make His name known to all people, by blessing her, and through an eternal King born of a virgin, of the line of David.

May I be so eager to see them come to Him!  May I be so selfless in asking for my own blessing, or better yet, for His Church's blessing, in that I seek not my/her good only, but that His name be praised beyond the scope of my life and her doors.