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title: "Psalm 66 (67) – Catholic Bible (CPDV) & Latin · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/66/
description: "Psalm 66 (Psalm 67 in Hebrew numbering) in the CPDV, with the Latin Vulgate. Deus misereatur. A prayer for the propagation of the church."
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# Psalm 66 (67)

Psalm 66 in the Vulgate numbering Bless follows is Psalm 67 in Hebrew numbering (the NABRE, RSV and KJV). Here are all 8 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

> Deus misereatur. A prayer for the propagation of the church.
>
> — Bp. Richard Challoner, chapter summary

## Psalm 66 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. Unto the end. With hymns, a Canticle Psalm of David.
2. May God have mercy on us and bless us. May he shine his countenance upon us, and may he have mercy on us.
3. So may we know your way upon the earth, your salvation among all nations.
4. Let the peoples confess to you, O God. Let all the peoples confess to you.
5. May the nations rejoice and exult. For you judge the peoples with equity, and you direct the nations on earth.
6. Let the peoples confess to you, O God. Let all the peoples confess to you.
7. The earth has provided her fruit. May God, our God, bless us.
8. May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him.

## Psalm 66 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. In finem, in hymnis. Psalmus cantici David.
2. Deus misereatur nostri, et benedicat nobis; illuminet vultum suum super nos, et misereatur nostri:
3. ut cognoscamus in terra viam tuam, in omnibus gentibus salutare tuum.
4. Confiteantur tibi populi, Deus: confiteantur tibi populi omnes.
5. Lætentur et exsultent gentes, quoniam judicas populos in æquitate, et gentes in terra dirigis.
6. Confiteantur tibi populi, Deus: confiteantur tibi populi omnes.
7. Terra dedit fructum suum: benedicat nos Deus, Deus noster!
8. Benedicat nos Deus, et metuant eum omnes fines terræ.

## Read at Mass (US)

- Fri, Jan 1, 2027: Mary, the Holy Mother of God — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
- Wed, Apr 21, 2027: Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8
- Sat, Jul 31, 2027 (computed): St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 7-8
- Sat, Jan 1, 2028 (computed): Mary, the Holy Mother of God — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8

2 more dates through December 31, 2028, in the [liturgical calendar](https://blessbible.app/calendar/).

Citations as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar (principal Mass, first option). Dates after May 31, 2027 are computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish. Mass citations number the Psalms in the Hebrew way.

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).