Psalms 65

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

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.

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

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

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

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

4 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!

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.

5 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;

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;

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

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

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

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

8 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.

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.

9 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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