65:1 *[For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.] Praise awaits** you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. / *In Hebrew texts 65:1-13 is numbered 65:2-14. / **Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
65:2 You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
65:3 When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave* our transgressions. / *Or made atonement for
65:4 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.
65:5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
65:6 who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
65:7 who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
65:8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.
65:9 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.* / *Or for that is how you prepare the land
65:10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
65:11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
65:12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
65:13 The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
65:2 You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
65:3 When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave* our transgressions. / *Or made atonement for
65:4 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.
65:5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
65:6 who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
65:7 who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
65:8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.
65:9 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.* / *Or for that is how you prepare the land
65:10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
65:11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
65:12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
65:13 The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.