Psalms 65

1 Praise waits for thee, O God, in Zion. And to thee the vow shall be performed.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. A Canticle of Jeremiah and Ezekiel to the people of the captivity, when they began to go into exile. O God, a hymn adorns you in Zion, and a vow will be repaid to you in Jerusalem.

2 O thou who hear prayer, to thee all flesh shall come.

Hear my prayer: all flesh will come to you.

3 Iniquities prevail against me. As for our transgressions, thou will forgive them.

Words of iniquity have prevailed over us. And you will pardon our impieties.

4 Blessed is the man whom thou choose and cause to approach, that he may dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, thy holy temple.

Blessed is he whom you have chosen and taken up. He will dwell in your courts. We will be filled with the good things of your house. Holy is your temple:

5 By awesome things thou will answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, thou who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are afar off upon the sea,

wonderful in equity. Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of a sea far away.

6 who by his strength sets firm the mountains, being girded about with might,

You prepare the mountains in your virtue, wrapped with power.

7 who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.

You stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves. The nations will be troubled,

8 They also who dwell in the outermost parts are afraid at thy signs. Thou make the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

and those who dwell at the limits will be afraid, before your signs. You will make the passing of morning and evening enjoyable.

9 Thou visit the earth, and water it; thou greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. Thou provide them grain when thou have so prepared the earth.

You have visited the earth, and you have saturated it. You have enriched it in so many ways. The river of God has been filled with water. You have prepared their food. For thus is its preparation.

10 Thou water its furrows abundantly. Thou settle the ridges of it. Thou make it soft with showers. Thou bless the springing of it.

Drench its streams, multiply its fruits; it will spring up and rejoice in its showers.

11 Thou crown the year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness.

You will bless the crown of the year with your kindness, and your fields will be filled with abundance.

12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the hills are girded with joy.

The beauty of the desert will fatten, and the hills will be wrapped with exultation.

13 The pastures are clothed with flocks. The valleys also are covered over with grain. They shout for joy; they also sing.

The rams of the sheep have been clothed, and the valleys will abound with grain. They will cry out; yes, they will even utter a hymn.