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.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and to thee shall the vow be performed.

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

O thou that hearest prayer, to thee shall all flesh come.

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

Iniquities prevail against me: [as for] our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

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 man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach [to thee], [that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, [even] of thy 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] terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; [who art] the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off [upon] the sea:

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

Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains; [being] girded with power:

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

Who stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

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 that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

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.

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for 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.

Thou waterest the ridges of it abundantly: thou settlest the furrows of it: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing of it.

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

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

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

They drop [upon] the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

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 clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.