אור לעולם Light to the World

Psalm 67 arranged to form a menorah praising God and shining light to all nations

An image of the 7-branched menorah

that stood in the Temple

serves as the national symbol of Israel.

וְהָלְכ֥וּ גוֹיִ֖ם לְאוֹרֵ֑ךְ

וּמְלָכִ֖ים לְנֹ֥גַהּ זַרְחֵֽךְ

ישעיה ס:ג

And nations will walk by your light; and kings by your shining radiance.

Isaiah 60:3

Psalm 67

was chanted by Levites in the Temple and is often read or sung in Jewish prayer services. This musical psalm contains 49 words in 7 verses with a pattern of

7

6

6

11

6

6

7

words per verse

forming the branches and base of the menorah. The 4 word introduction is divided on top of the 7 branches

with the letter נ Nun, representing Messiah, at the center.

(more about נ Nun in blog Mystery of the missing Nun)

תהילים סז

Psalms 67

introduction/lamps

לַמְנַצֵּ֥ח בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת מִזְמ֥וֹר שִֽׁיר׃

For the conductor with instrumental music of a psalm song.

verse/branch 1

אֱלֹהִ֗ים יְחָנֵּ֥נוּ וִֽיבָרְכֵ֑נוּ יָ֤אֵ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו אִתָּ֣נוּ סֶֽלָה׃

God will be gracious to us and bless us; He will shine His face with us, selah.

verse/branch 2

לָדַ֣עַת בָּאָ֣רֶץ דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ בְּכָל־גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃

To know Your way on earth, Your salvation in all nations.

verse/branch 3

יוֹד֖וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים אֱלֹהִ֑ים י֝וֹד֗וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃

The peoples will praise You, God; all the peoples will praise You.

verse/branch 4 + base

יִֽשְׂמְח֥וּ וִֽירַנְּנ֗וּ לְאֻ֫מִּ֥ים כִּֽי־תִשְׁפֹּ֣ט עַמִּ֣ים מִישׁ֑וֹר וּלְאֻמִּ֓ים בָּאָ֖רֶץ תַּנְחֵ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃

The nations will rejoice and sing for joy, for You will judge the peoples with equity;

and You will guide the nations on the earth, selah.

verse/branch 5

יוֹד֖וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים אֱלֹהִ֑ים י֝וֹד֗וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃

The peoples will praise You, God; all the peoples will praise You.

verse/branch 6

אֶ֭רֶץ נָתְנָ֣ה יְבוּלָ֑הּ יְ֝בָרְכֵ֗נוּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

The earth has given her produce; God, our God, will bless us.

verse/branch 7

יְבָרְכֵ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְיִֽירְא֥וּ אֹ֝ת֗וֹ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

God will bless us; and all ends of the earth will revere Him.