Psalms 65

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and to thee shall the vow be performed.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.

2 O thou that hearest prayer, to thee shall all flesh come.

O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.

3 Iniquities prevail against me: [as for] our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.

4 Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach [to thee], [that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, [even] of thy holy temple.

Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.

5 [By] terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; [who art] the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off [upon] the sea:

With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

6 Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains; [being] girded with power:

You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.

7 Who stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.

8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.

9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.

10 Thou waterest the ridges of it abundantly: thou settlest the furrows of it: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing of it.

You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.

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

You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.

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

The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.

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

The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.