Psalms 65

1 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.

For the Leader. A Psalm. A Song of David. Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion; and unto Thee the vow is performed.

2 Hear my prayer: all flesh will come to you.

O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee doth all flesh come.

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

The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me; as for our transgressions, Thou wilt pardon them.

4 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:

Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, that he may dwell in Thy courts; may we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, the holy place of Thy temple!

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

With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; Thou the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the far distant seas;

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

Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might;

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

Who stillest the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples;

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

So that they that dwell in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Thy signs; Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

9 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.

Thou hast remembered the earth, and watered her, greatly enriching her, with the river of God that is full of water; Thou preparest them corn, for so preparest Thou her.

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

Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof.

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

Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness.

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

The pastures of the wilderness do drop; and the hills are girded with joy.

13 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.

The meadows are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, yea, they sing.