Psalms 65

1 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.

To the end, a psalm of David. The canticle of Jeremias and Ezechiel to the people of the captivity, when they began to go out. A Hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.

2 To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.

3 Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.

The words of the wicked have prevailed over us: and thou wilt pardon our transgressions.

4 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.

Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple,

5 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;

Wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our saviour, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.

6 The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:

Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:

7 Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.

Who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The Gentiles shall be troubled,

8 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.

And they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at thy signs: thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful.

9 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.

Thou hast visited the earth, and hast plentifully watered it; thou hast many ways enriched it. The river of God is filled with water, thou hast prepared their food: for so is its preparation.

10 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.

Fill up plentifully the streams thereof, multiply its fruits; it shall spring up and rejoice in its showers.

11 The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,

Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be filled with plenty.

12 Falling on the grass of the waste land: and the little hills are glad on every side.

The beautiful places of the wilderness shall grow fat: and the hills shall be girded about with joy,

13 The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.

The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales shall abound with corn: they shall shout, yea they shall sing a hymn.