Psalm 65

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Psalm 65

For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.

1Praise awaitsa you, O God, in Zion;

to you our vows will be fulfilled.

2O you who hear prayer,

to you all men will come.

3When we were overwhelmed by sins,

you forgaveb our transgressions.

4Blessed are those you choose

and bring near to live in your courts!

We are filled with the good things of your house,

of your holy temple.

5You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness,

O God our Savior,

the hope of all the ends of the earth

and of the farthest seas,

6who formed the mountains by your power,

having armed yourself with strength,

7who stilled the roaring of the seas,

the roaring of their waves,

and the turmoil of the nations.

8Those living far away fear your wonders;

where morning dawns and evening fades

you call forth songs of joy.

9You care for the land and water it;

you enrich it abundantly.

The streams of God are filled with water

to provide the people with grain,

for so you have ordained it.c

10You drench its furrows

and level its ridges;

you soften it with showers

and bless its crops.

11You crown the year with your bounty,

and your carts overflow with abundance.

12The grasslands of the desert overflow;

the hills are clothed with gladness.

13The meadows are covered with flocks

and the valleys are mantled with grain;

they shout for joy and sing.


Footnotes:
a 1 Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
b 3 Or made atonement for
c 9 Or for that is how you prepare the land

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