Psalms 65

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

God, it is right/appropriate [for us] to praise you in Jerusalem, and to do what [we] have promised you that [we] would do,

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

[because] you answer our prayers. People everywhere will come to you

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

because of the sins [that they have committed]. Our many sins are like a very heavy burden to us, but you forgive us.

4 Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee, that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, [even] of thy holy temple.

You are pleased with those whom you have chosen to live close to your temple. We are happy with all the blessings that we receive from [worshiping in] your sacred temple.

5 [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:

[God, when we pray to you], you answer us and save us by doing awesome deeds; you are the one who rescues us; people who live in very remote places on the earth, on the other side of the oceans, trust in you.

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

By your strength you put the mountains in their places, [showing that] you are very powerful.

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

You calm the seas when they roar, and you stop the waves from crashing [on the shore]; you [also] calm people when they (make a great uproar/shout angrily together).

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

People who live in very remote/distant places on the earth (are awed by/revere) you because of the miracles that you perform; because of what you do, people who live far to the west and far to the east shout joyfully.

9 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.

You take care of the soil and send rain, causing many good things to grow; you fill the streams with water, and cause grain/crops to grow. That is what you have determined/said would happen.

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

You [send plenty of rain] on the fields that have been plowed, and you fill the furrows with water. With showers you soften the [hard clods/lumps of] soil, and you bless the soil by causing young plants to grow.

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

Because you bless the soil, there are very good crops at harvest season; wherever you have gone [MTY], good crops are very abundant [IDM].

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

The pastures are full of flocks [of sheep and goats]; [it is as though] the hills are very joyful.

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

The meadows are full of sheep and goats, and the valleys are full of grain; [it is as though] they [also] sing and shout joyfully.