Psalm 65- 1
- Psalm 65 For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
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- Praise awaits [1] you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.
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- O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come.
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- When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave [2] our transgressions.
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- 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.
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- 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,
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- who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
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- who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
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- Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.
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- 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. [3]
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- You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
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- You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
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- The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
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- The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
- [1] Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- [3] Or made atonement for
- [9] Or for that is how you prepare the land