Psalms 65
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.
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 You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.
[because] you answer our prayers. People everywhere will come to you
3 Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.
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 one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your 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 awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on 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 By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.
By your strength you put the mountains in their places, [showing that] you are very powerful.
7 You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
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 who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning’s dawn and the evening with songs of joy.
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 You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained 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 You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop.
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 You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.
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 The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.
The pastures are full of flocks [of sheep and goats]; [it is as though] the hills are very joyful.
13 The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. 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.
