Psalm 65

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Praise Awaits God in Zion

¹For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song.

Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion;

to You our vows will be fulfilled.

¹For the one directing. A Psalm of David. A Song. To You praise is waiting, O God, in Zion, and to You the vow will be fulfilled.

²O You who listen to prayer,

all people will come to You.

²O Hearer of prayer, to You all flesh will come.

³When iniquities prevail against me,

You atone for our transgressions.

³Matters of iniquities prevail against me—our transgressions, You wipe them away!

⁴Blessed 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.

⁴Blessed is the one You choose and bring near, that he may dwell in Your courts; we will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.

⁵With 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.

⁵With fearsome things, may You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, the confidence for all the farthest ends of the earth and the sea,

⁶You formed the mountains by Your power,

having girded Yourself with might.

⁶the One establishing the mountains by His strength, being girded with might,

⁷You stilled the roaring of the seas,

the pounding of their waves,

and the tumult of the nations.

⁷stilling the roaring of the seas, the roar of their waves, and the uproar of the peoples.

⁸Those who live far away fear Your wonders;

You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.^a

⁸And those dwelling at the ends were afraid of Your signs; the goings forth of morning and evening You cause to sing.

⁹You attend to the earth and water it;^a

with abundance You enrich it.

The streams of God are full of water,

for You prepare our grain

by providing for the earth.^b

⁹You attend to the earth and give it abundance; greatly You enrich it; the stream of God is full of water; You provide their grain when thus You prepare it—

¹⁰You soak its furrows and level its ridges;

You soften it with showers and bless its growth.

¹⁰soaking its furrows, descending on its ridges; with showers You soften it; its springing up You bless.

¹¹You crown the year with Your bounty,

and Your paths overflow with plenty.

¹¹You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your tracks drip with fatness.

¹²The pastures of the wilderness overflow;

the hills are robed with joy.

¹²They drip on the pastures of the wilderness, and the hills are surrounded with joy.

¹³The pastures are clothed with flocks,

and the valleys are decked with grain.

They shout in triumph;

indeed, they sing.

¹³The meadows are clothed with the flock, and the valleys are feeble with grain—they shout for joy and even sing.