Psalm 65

Thanksgiving for God’s Provision

65For the music director. A psalm of David. A song.^a

¹Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion,

and to you the vow shall be fulfilled.

²O you who hear prayer,

to you all flesh will come.

³Iniquities^b prevail over me.

As for our transgressions, you will forgive^c them.

⁴Blessed is one whom you choose and bring near,

that he may abide in your courts.

We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house,

your holy temple.

⁵By awesome deeds in righteousness you will answer us,

O God of our salvation,

you who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth

and of the far-off seas,

⁶who established the mountains by his strength,

the one who is girded with might,

⁷who stills the roar of the seas,

the roar of their waves,

and the commotion of the peoples,

⁸so that^d the inhabitants of the farthest reaches are in awe of your signs.

You make the dawn and sunset sing for joy.

⁹You care for^e the land^f and water it;

you greatly enrich it.

The stream of God is filled with waters.

You provide their grain,

for so you have established it.

¹⁰You drench its furrows,

penetrating its ridges.

With rains you soften it;

its growth you bless.

¹¹You crown the year with your bounty,^g

and your wagon paths drip with richness.^h

¹²They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,

and the hills gird themselves with joy.

¹³The pasturelands put on flocks,

and the valleys clothe themselves with grain.

They shout in triumph;

they even sing.