Psalms 65

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. A Song. It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.

[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.] Praise awaits you, God, in Zion. And to you shall vows be performed.

2 To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

You who hear prayer, to you all men will come.

3 Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.

Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

4 Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.

Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, that he may dwell in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

5 You will give us an answer in righteousness by great acts of power, O God of our salvation; you who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the far-off lands of the sea;

By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of every part of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea;

6 The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:

Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed yourself with strength;

7 Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.

who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

8 Those in the farthest parts of the earth have fear when they see your signs: the outgoings of the morning and evening are glad because of you.

They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy.

9 You have given your blessing to the earth, watering it and making it fertile; the river of God is full of water: and having made it ready, you give men grain.

You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.

10 You make the ploughed lands full of water; you make smooth the slopes: you make the earth soft with showers, sending your blessing on its growth.

You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop.

11 The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,

You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.

12 Falling on the grass of the waste land: and the little hills are glad on every side.

The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.

13 The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.

The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy. They also sing.