Psalms 65

1 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.

For the chief musician. A psalm. A song of David. For you, God in Zion, our praise waits; our vows will be carried out to you.

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

You who hear prayer, to you all flesh will come.

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

Iniquities prevail against us; as for our transgressions, you will forgive them.

4 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,

Blessed is the man whom you choose to bring near to you so that he may live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

5 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.

In righteousness you will answer us by doing amazing things, God of our salvation; you who are hope of all the ends of the earth and of those who are far across the sea.

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

For it is you who made the mountains firm, you who are belted with strength.

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

It is you who quiet the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the commotion of the peoples.

8 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.

Those who live in the uttermost parts of the earth are afraid of the evidence of your deeds; you make the east and the west rejoice.

9 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.

You come to help the earth; you water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide mankind grain when you have prepared the earth.

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

You water its furrows abundantly; you settle down the furrows' ridges; you make them soft with rain showers; you bless the sprouts between them.

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

You crown the year with your goodness, and your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.

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

The pastures in the wilderness drip with dew, and the hills are clothed with joy.

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

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with grain; they shout for joy, and they sing.