God’s Abundant Favor to Earth and Mankind.
For the music director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
65 There will be silence [a]before You, and praise in Zion, God,
And the (A)vow will be fulfilled for You.
2 You who hear prayer,
To You (B)all [b]mankind comes.
3 [c](C)Wrongdoings prevail against me;
As for our offenses, You [d](D)forgive them.
4 (E)Blessed is the one You (F)choose and allow to approach You;
He will dwell in Your courtyards.
We will be (G)satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
5 By (H)awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, (I)God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the (J)ends of the earth and the farthest [e](K)sea;
6 Who (L)establishes the mountains by His strength,
Who is (M)encircled with might;
7 Who (N)stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the (O)turmoil of the nations.
8 They who dwell at the (P)ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the [f]sunrise and the sunset shout for joy.
9 You visit the earth and (Q)cause it to overflow;
You greatly (R)enrich it;
The [g](S)stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their (T)grain, for so You prepare [h]the earth.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You [i]settle its ridges,
You soften it (U)with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You have crowned the year [j]with Your (V)goodness,
And Your [k]paths (W)drip with fatness.
12 (X)The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the (Y)hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.
13 The meadows are (Z)clothed with flocks
And the valleys are (AA)covered with grain;
They (AB)shout for joy, yes, they sing.
Footnotes
- Psalm 65:1 Lit to
- Psalm 65:2 Lit flesh comes
- Psalm 65:3 Or Confessions of wrongdoings
- Psalm 65:3 Lit cover, atone for
- Psalm 65:5 Or seas
- Psalm 65:8 Lit outgoings of the morning and evening
- Psalm 65:9 Or channel
- Psalm 65:9 Lit it
- Psalm 65:10 Or smooth
- Psalm 65:11 Lit of
- Psalm 65:11 I.e., wagon tracks
Cross references
- Psalm 65:1 : Ps 116:18
- Psalm 65:2 : Ps 86:9; 145:21; Is 66:23
- Psalm 65:3 : Ps 38:4; 40:12
- Psalm 65:3 : Ps 79:9
- Psalm 65:4 : Ps 33:12; 84:4
- Psalm 65:4 : Ps 4:3
- Psalm 65:4 : Ps 36:8
- Psalm 65:5 : Ps 45:4; 66:3
- Psalm 65:5 : Ps 85:4
- Psalm 65:5 : Ps 22:27; 48:10
- Psalm 65:5 : Ps 107:23
- Psalm 65:6 : Ps 95:4
- Psalm 65:6 : Ps 93:1
- Psalm 65:7 : Ps 89:9; 93:3, 4; 107:29; Matt 8:26
- Psalm 65:7 : Ps 2:1; 74:23; Is 17:12, 13
- Psalm 65:8 : Ps 2:8; 139:9; Is 24:16
- Psalm 65:9 : Lev 26:4; Job 5:10; Ps 68:9; 104:13; 147:8; Jer 5:24
- Psalm 65:9 : Ps 104:24
- Psalm 65:9 : Ps 46:4
- Psalm 65:9 : Ps 104:14; 147:14
- Psalm 65:10 : Deut 32:2; Ps 72:6; 147:8
- Psalm 65:11 : Ps 104:28
- Psalm 65:11 : Job 36:28; Ps 147:14
- Psalm 65:12 : Job 38:26, 27; Joel 2:22
- Psalm 65:12 : Ps 98:8; Is 55:12
- Psalm 65:13 : Ps 144:13; Is 30:23
- Psalm 65:13 : Ps 72:16
- Psalm 65:13 : Ps 98:8; Is 44:23; 55:12