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.

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

Hear my prayer: all flesh will come to you.

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

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

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 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 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:

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

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

7 Who stilleth 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 thy tokens: thou makest 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 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 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 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.

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

11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy 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 [upon] 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.