Psalms 65
1 For the chief musician. A psalm. A song of David. For you, God in Zion, our praise waits; our vows will be carried out to you.
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.
2 You who hear prayer, to you all flesh will come.
To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.
3 Iniquities prevail against us; as for our transgressions, you will forgive them.
Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.
4 Blessed is the man whom you choose to bring near to you so that he may live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.
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.
5 In righteousness you will answer us by doing amazing things, God of our salvation; you who are hope of all the ends of the earth and of those who are far across the sea.
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;
6 For it is you who made the mountains firm, you who are belted with strength.
The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:
7 It is you who quiet the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the commotion of the peoples.
Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.
8 Those who live in the uttermost parts of the earth are afraid of the evidence of your deeds; you make the east and the west rejoice.
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.
9 You come to help the earth; you water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide mankind grain when you have prepared the earth.
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.
10 You water its furrows abundantly; you settle down the furrows' ridges; you make them soft with rain showers; you bless the sprouts between them.
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.
11 You crown the year with your goodness, and your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,
12 The pastures in the wilderness drip with dew, and the hills are clothed with joy.
Falling on the grass of the waste land: and the little hills are glad on every side.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with grain; they shout for joy, and they sing.
The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.
