Psalms 65

1 to/for to conduct melody to/for David song to/for you silence praise God in/on/with Zion and to/for you to complete vow

For the music director. A psalm of David. A song. God, you deserve to be praised, and in Zion we will keep our promises to you.

2 to hear: hear prayer till you all flesh to come (in): come

You hear our prayers; everyone comes to you.

3 word: because iniquity: guilt to prevail from me transgression our you(m. s.) to atone them

Even though we're drowning in our sins and our disobedience, you forgive us.

4 blessed to choose and to present: come to dwell court your to satisfy in/on/with goodness house: home your holy temple your

Happy are those you choose to keep close to you, those who live in your courts! We are delighted with the blessings we receive in your house, your holy Temple!

5 to fear: revere in/on/with righteousness to answer us God salvation our confidence all boundary land: country/planet and sea distant

In your goodness you answer us through the wonderful things you do, God of our salvation. You can be trusted by everyone on earth, including those sailing distant oceans.

6 to establish: make mountain: mount in/on/with strength his to gird in/on/with might

You made the mountains by your power, for you have great strength.

7 to soothe roar sea roar heap: wave their and crowd people

You calm the raging seas and crashing waves, you silence the noisy shouts of the nations.

8 and to fear: revere to dwell end from sign: miraculous your exit morning and evening to sing

Everyone, even those in distant lands, are amazed by the wonderful things you do, from the east to the west they sing for joy.

9 to reckon: visit [the] land: country/planet and to overflow her many to enrich her stream God full water to establish: prepare grain their for right to establish: prepare her

You care for the earth and water it; you make it very productive. God, your river is full of water to grow the grain—this is what you have planned.

10 furrow her to quench to descend furrow her in/on/with shower to melt her branch her to bless

You fill the ploughed furrows with water, you soften the ridges; you bless the growing crops.

11 to crown year welfare your and track your to drip [emph?] ashes

You make the high point of the year a wonderful harvest, filling the wagons with good things.

12 to drip habitation wilderness and rejoicing hill to gird

The pastures in the wilderness grow lush; the hillsides are clothed in bright flowers.

13 to clothe pasture [the] flock and valley to envelope grain to shout also to sing

The meadows are covered with flocks of sheep, and the valleys with fields of grain. Everything triumphantly sings for joy.