Psalm 65[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
1 Praise awaits[b] you, our God, in Zion;(A)
to you our vows will be fulfilled.(B)
2 You who answer prayer,
to you all people will come.(C)
3 When we were overwhelmed by sins,(D)
you forgave[c] our transgressions.(E)
4 Blessed are those you choose(F)
and bring near(G) to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,(H)
of your holy temple.
5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,(I)
God our Savior,(J)
the hope of all the ends of the earth(K)
and of the farthest seas,(L)
6 who formed the mountains(M) by your power,
having armed yourself with strength,(N)
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas,(O)
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.(P)
8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
where morning dawns, where evening fades,
you call forth songs of joy.(Q)
9 You care for the land and water it;(R)
you enrich it abundantly.(S)
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,(T)
for so you have ordained it.[d]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers(U) and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,(V)
and your carts overflow with abundance.(W)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;(X)
the hills are clothed with gladness.(Y)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks(Z)
and the valleys are mantled with grain;(AA)
they shout for joy and sing.(AB)
Footnotes
- Psalm 65:1 In Hebrew texts 65:1-13 is numbered 65:2-14.
- Psalm 65:1 Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Psalm 65:3 Or made atonement for
- Psalm 65:9 Or for that is how you prepare the land
Cross references
- Psalm 65:1 : Ps 2:6
- Psalm 65:1 : S Dt 23:21; Ps 116:18
- Psalm 65:2 : Ps 86:9; Isa 66:23
- Psalm 65:3 : S Ps 40:12
- Psalm 65:3 : Ps 79:9; Ro 3:25; Heb 9:14
- Psalm 65:4 : S Ps 33:12
- Psalm 65:4 : S Nu 16:5
- Psalm 65:4 : S Ps 36:8
- Psalm 65:5 : S Dt 4:34; S Ps 45:4; 106:22; Isa 64:3
- Psalm 65:5 : Ps 18:46; 68:19; 85:4
- Psalm 65:5 : S Ps 48:10
- Psalm 65:5 : Ps 107:23
- Psalm 65:6 : Am 4:13
- Psalm 65:6 : S Ps 18:1; 93:1; Isa 51:9
- Psalm 65:7 : Ps 89:9; 93:3-4; 107:29; S Mt 8:26
- Psalm 65:7 : Dt 32:41; Ps 2:1; 74:23; 139:20; Isa 17:12-13
- Psalm 65:8 : Ps 100:2; 107:22; 126:2; Isa 24:16; 52:9
- Psalm 65:9 : S Lev 26:4
- Psalm 65:9 : Ps 104:24
- Psalm 65:9 : S Ge 27:28; S Dt 32:14; Ps 104:14
- Psalm 65:10 : S Dt 32:2; S 2Sa 1:21; S Job 36:28; Ac 14:17
- Psalm 65:11 : S Dt 28:12; Ps 104:28; Jn 10:10
- Psalm 65:11 : Job 36:28; Ps 147:14; Lk 6:38
- Psalm 65:12 : S Job 28:26; Joel 2:22
- Psalm 65:12 : Ps 98:8
- Psalm 65:13 : Ps 144:13; Isa 30:23; Zec 8:12
- Psalm 65:13 : Ps 72:16
- Psalm 65:13 : Ps 98:8; Isa 14:8; 44:23; 49:13; 55:12