Psalm 67 (Greek numbering: Psalm 66) is part of the biblical Book of Psalms. It may be recited as a canticle in the Anglican liturgy of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer as an alternative to the Nunc dimittis, when it is referred to by its incipit as the Deus misereatur (also A Song of God's Blessing).

The main hymn paraphrase of this Psalm is God of mercy, God of grace by Henry Francis Lyte and generally sung to the tune Heathlands by Henry Smart.

Also of note is Martin Luther's paraphrase, used particularly in Lutheran churches. In earlier hymnbooks this was set to the old chorale tune Es wolle Gott uns gnädig sein, but the new Lutheran Service Book also provides a newer tune Elvet Banks. Even more so than in Lyte's paraphrase, Luther's demonstrates how the process of hymn paraphrasing often applies a Christian slant to the original material.

Musical Settings

A musical setting of Psalm 67 was composed by Charles Ives.

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