Old Testament

Psalm 65
Psalm 65
A Thanksgiving Psalm: You Crown the Year with Goodness
For the choir director. A psalm by David. A song.
Introduction
1Praise waits for you,[] O God, in Zion.
To you vows will be fulfilled.
2You who hear prayer, to you all mortals[] will come.
Spiritual Blessings
3The record of my guilt overpowered me.
You atone for our rebellious acts.
4How blessed is the one you choose and bring near!
He will dwell in your courtyards.
We will be satisfied by the goodness of your house,
by the holiness of your temple.
Blessings on the Nations
5In righteousness you answer us with awesome deeds,
O God who saves us.
He is trusted by all the farthest ends of the earth and the sea.
6He establishes the mountains by his power.
He has wrapped himself with strength.
7He stills the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the peoples.
8Those living at the ends of the earth fear your signs.
From sunrise to sunset you let them shout for joy.
Blessings of the Harvest
9You visit the earth and water it.
You make it very rich.
God's stream is filled with water.
You provide grain for them, just as you planned.
10You drench the land's furrows. You flatten its plowed ground.
You soften it with showers. You bless its crops.
11You crown the year with your goodness.
The tracks made by your carts overflow with riches.[]
12The pastures of the wilderness drip.
The hills are wrapped with joy.
13The meadows are clothed with flocks.
The valleys are dressed with grain.
They shout for joy. Yes! They sing.

Footnotes

  • 65:1 Or praise is fitting for you or silence is before you
  • 65:2 Literally flesh
  • 65:11 Literally drip fatness