Psalm 65

 

For the director of music.  A psalm of David.  A song.

 

 

1                    Praise awaits[a] you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.

 

2                    O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come.

 

3                    When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave [b] our transgressions.

 

4                    Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts!  We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.

 

5                    You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,

 

6                    who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,

 

7                    who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

 

8                    Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.

 

9                    You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly.  The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it. [c]

 

10               You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.

 

11               You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.

 

12               The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.

 

13               The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.