PSALM 67 A Blessing

Psalm 67:1 NIV
May God be gracious to us and bless us
   and make his face shine upon us .              AMEN

Psalm 67:1 NCV
O God , be gracious to us and bless us
   and let your face shine upon us .                 AMEN

Psalm 67:8 NCV
May God continue to bless us
   and be revered to the ends of the earth.      AMEN

We may use these words of blessing, they are God's words.
We are given these words because God wants to bless us.
This is the attitude of His heart towards us.

How much love does it take to want to bless all the people in the world ?
When His love fills our heart we want to bless every member of creation.
In verse one (NCV) we lift up our heart and pray directly to God the Father.
In verse eight (NCV) we sing out the words to the assembled believers,
"May God continue to bless us "
The enthusiastic "AMEN" of the other worshipers is prayer.
We facilitate the words to which the assembly can pray their AMEN.