- Bless
Psalm 67:6-7
Then shall the earth yield her increase;
And God, even our own God, shall bless us.
God shall bless us;
And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
When God’s way and His saving health are known among all the nations and all the people are praising God then God will bless us. God promises to bless us for many reasons; in many cases He has already done so and in some cases His blessings will still be forthcoming. The blessings from God include many spheres of life and living on earth, but in Psalm 67 the particular blessing is the earth yielding her increase. There will be prosperity, fertility and abundance all over the earth while the earth produces more food and resources than minimally necessary. God promises to bless us through the earth.
“Then” implies a condition that must first be realized before the promise of blessing comes into effect. The prevailing condition is the time when all the earth is praising God and the nations of earth are submitting to the rule of God. This millennium-like condition generally prevails when the Gospel is carried to the ends of the earth and the church has grown and spread to such an extent that its influence is making a difference: God is praised; the nations are glad. We have no way of knowing when and if such a time is, or has been, or will ever be, reached, but the Lord knows the times and the numbers. Then the earth yields her increase and God Himself blesses.
One clue that we may be living in the times of the fulfillment of these promised blessings is the “increase” of earth’s yield. In the last number of years of earth’s history the farmers of earth have increased yields of 100 and even 1000 times what their forefather farmers could produce. One may call it a scientific marvel or a miracle of God depending on your point of view; but the fact hints at the promise that we are living in God-blessed times.
When God’s church of true believers covers the earth God’s blessing does, too.