Psalms 65

1 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.

For the leader. A psalm of David. A song. It is seemly to praise you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem.

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

O you who hear prayer, unto you shall all flesh come.

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

Our sins are too mighty for us, our transgressions you only can cover them.

4 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.

Happy the person who you choose to live beside you in your courts. O may we be filled with the joys of your house, of your holy temple.

5 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.

In dread deeds you loyally answer us, O God of our salvation, whom all ends of the earth put their trust in, and islands far away.

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

By your strength you establish the hills, you are armed with might;

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

you still the roaring of seas, and the turmoil of nations,

8 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.

so that those who live at earth’s bounds are awed at your signs: the lands of the sunrise and sunset you make to ring with joy.

9 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.

You visit and water the earth; you greatly enrich her with the river of God, which is full of water. You prepare the corn thereof,

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

watering her furrows, settling her ridges; you make her soft with showers, and bless what grows thereon.

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

You crown the year with your goodness, your chariot tracks drip with fatness.

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

The desert pastures are lush, the hills greened with joy.

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

The meadows are clothed with flocks, the valleys are covered with corn; they shout to each other and sing.