< Psalms 65 >
1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. A Song. To Thee, silence — praise, O God, [is] in Zion, And to Thee is a vow completed.
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 Hearer of prayer, to Thee all flesh cometh.
Hear my prayer: all flesh will come to you.
3 Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, Our transgressions — Thou dost cover them.
Words of iniquity have prevailed over us. And you will pardon our impieties.
4 O the happiness of [him whom] Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, 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 fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and 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 Establishing mountains by His power, He hath been girded with might,
You prepare the mountains in your virtue, wrapped with power.
7 Restraining the noise of seas, the noise of their billows, And the multitude of the peoples.
You stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves. The nations will be troubled,
8 And the inhabitants of the uttermost parts From Thy signs are afraid, The outgoings of morning and evening Thou causest to sing.
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 hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God [is] full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare 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 Its ridges have been filled, Deepened hath been its furrow, With showers Thou dost soften it, Its springing up Thou blessest.
Drench its streams, multiply its fruits; it will spring up and rejoice in its showers.
11 Thou hast crowned the year of 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 Drop do the pastures of a wilderness, And joy of the heights Thou girdest on.
The beauty of the desert will fatten, and the hills will be wrapped with exultation.
13 Clothed have lambs the flock, And valleys are covered with corn, They shout — yea, they 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.