Psalms 65:9-13

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.^[a]

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.

Psalms 65:9-13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 65:9-13 In-Context

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.

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

• 1. S Leviticus 26:4; Psalms 68:9-10
• 2. Psalms 104:24
• 3. S Genesis 27:28; S Deuteronomy 32:14; Psalms 46:4; Psalms 104:14
• 4. S Deuteronomy 32:2; S 2 Samuel 1:21; S Job 36:28; Acts 14:17
• 5. S Deuteronomy 28:12; Psalms 104:28; John 10:10
• 6. Job 36:28; Psalms 147:14; Luke 6:38
• 7. S Job 28:26; Joel 2:22
• 8. Psalms 98:8
• 9. Psalms 144:13; Isaiah 30:23; Zechariah 8:12
• 10. Psalms 72:16
• 11. Psalms 98:8; Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 55:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "for that is how you prepare the land"