Psalms 65

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

1 [a]Praise awaits[b] you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2 You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
3 When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave[c] 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 and righteous deeds, 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 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where 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.[d]
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 wilderness 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.

Cross References 28

  • 1. Psalms 2:6
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 23:21; Psalms 116:18
  • 3. Psalms 86:9; Isaiah 66:23
  • 4. S Psalms 40:12; Psalms 38:4
  • 5. Psalms 79:9; Romans 3:25; Hebrews 9:14
  • 6. S Psalms 4:3; Psalms 33:12
  • 7. S Numbers 16:5
  • 8. S Psalms 36:8
  • 9. S Deuteronomy 4:34; S Psalms 45:4; Psalms 106:22; Isaiah 64:3
  • 10. Psalms 18:46; Psalms 68:19; Psalms 85:4
  • 11. S Psalms 48:10
  • 12. Psalms 107:23
  • 13. Amos 4:13
  • 14. S Psalms 18:1; Psalms 93:1; Isaiah 51:9
  • 15. Psalms 89:9; Psalms 93:3-4; Psalms 107:29; S Matthew 8:26
  • 16. Deuteronomy 32:41; Psalms 2:1; Psalms 74:23; Psalms 139:20; Isaiah 17:12-13
  • 17. Psalms 100:2; Psalms 107:22; Psalms 126:2; Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 52:9
  • 18. S Leviticus 26:4; Psalms 68:9-10
  • 19. Psalms 104:24
  • 20. S Genesis 27:28; S Deuteronomy 32:14; Psalms 46:4; Psalms 104:14
  • 21. S Deuteronomy 32:2; S 2 Samuel 1:21; S Job 36:28; Acts 14:17
  • 22. S Deuteronomy 28:12; Psalms 104:28; John 10:10
  • 23. Job 36:28; Psalms 147:14; Luke 6:38
  • 24. S Job 28:26; Joel 2:22
  • 25. Psalms 98:8
  • 26. Psalms 144:13; Isaiah 30:23; Zechariah 8:12
  • 27. Psalms 72:16
  • 28. Psalms 98:8; Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 55:12

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 65:1-13 is numbered 65:2-14.
  • [b]. Or "befits" ; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  • [c]. Or "made atonement for"
  • [d]. Or "for that is how you prepare the land"

Psalms 65 Commentaries

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