PSALMS
CHAPTER 65

For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.

¹ Praise awaits ^[1] you, O God, in Zion;
to you our vows will be fulfilled.
² O you who hear prayer,
to you all men will come.
³ When we were overwhelmed by sins,
you forgave ^[2] our transgressions.
⁴ Blessed are those you choose
and bring near to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,
of your holy temple.

⁵ You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness,
O God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas,
⁶ who formed the mountains by your power,
having armed yourself with strength,
⁷ who stilled the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.
⁸ Those living far away fear your wonders;
where morning dawns and evening fades
you call forth songs of joy.

⁹ You care for the land and water it;
you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it. ^[3]
10 You drench its furrows
and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers
and bless its crops.
¹¹ You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.
¹² The grasslands of the desert overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.
¹³ The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing.

Footnotes

1. 65:1 Or befits ; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
2. 65:3 Or made atonement for
3. 65:9 Or for that is how you prepare the land

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Bible text from Gospelcom.net.  Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.

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