Psalms 65

1 Praise waits for you, O God, in Sion: and to you shall the vow be performed.

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.

2 O you that hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.

Hear my prayer: all flesh will come to you.

3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, you shall purge them away.

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

4 Blessed is the man whom you choose, and cause to approach to you, that he may dwell in your courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, even of your holy temple.

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:

5 By terrible things in righteousness will you answer us, O God of our salvation; who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off on the sea:

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

6 Which by his strength sets fast the mountains; being girded with power:

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

7 Which stills the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

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

8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at your tokens: you make the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

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

9 You visit the earth, and water it: you greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water: you prepare them corn, when you have so provided for it.

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.

10 You water the ridges thereof abundantly: you settle the furrows thereof: you make it soft with showers: you bless the springing thereof.

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

11 You crown the year with your goodness; and your paths drop fatness.

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

12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

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

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

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.