“That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.”
The purpose clause that all peoples might know God's ways and all nations God's saving power establishes that the ultimate goal of blessing Israel is the disclosure of God's character and power to the entire world. The reference to knowing God's ways indicates that revelation is pedagogical: God's actions teach about the divine character. The mention of saving power indicates that what is revealed is God's ability to deliver and sustain life. This verse articulates the missionary dimension of Israel's election: the nations will come to knowledge of God through witnessing Israel's blessing.
Church Fathers on Psalms 67:2
1. Your Love remembers, that in two Psalms, which have been already treated of, we have stirred up our soul to bless the Lord, and with godly chant have said, “Bless thou, O my soul, the Lord.” If therefore we have stirred up our soul in those Psalms to bless the Lord, in this Psalm is well said, “May God have pity on us, and bless us” Psalm 66:1. Let our soul bless the Lord, and let God bless us. When God blesses us, we grow, and when we bless the Lord, we grow, to us both…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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