Psalm 65

PSALM 65

Blessed Is the One Whom You Choose

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

¹To You, there will be silence and praise in Zion, O God,

And to You the ^avow will be paid.

²O You who hear prayer,

To You ^aall flesh comes.

^3aWords of iniquity prevail against me;

As for our transgressions, You ^batone for them.

⁴How ^ablessed is the one whom You ^bchoose and bring near to You

That he would dwell in Your courts.

We will be ^csatisfied with the goodness of Your house,

Your holy temple.

⁵By ^1afearsome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O ^bGod of our salvation,

You who are the trust of all the ^cends of the earth and of the farthest ^2dsea;

⁶Who ^aestablishes the mountains by His strength,

Being ^bgirded with might;

⁷Who ^astills the rumbling of the seas,

The rumbling of their waves,

And the ^btumult of the peoples.

⁸They who inhabit the ^aends of the earth are in fear on account of Your signs;

You make ¹the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

⁹You visit the earth and ^acause it to overflow;

You greatly ^benrich it;

The ^1cstream of God is full of water;

You establish their ^dgrain, for thus You establish ²the earth.

¹⁰You water its furrows abundantly,

You smooth its ridges,

You soften it ^awith showers,

You bless its growth.

¹¹You crown the year ¹with Your ^agoodness,

And Your ²paths ^bdrip with richness.

^12aThe pastures of the wilderness drip,

And the ^bhills gird themselves with rejoicing.

¹³The meadows are ^aclothed with flocks

And the valleys are ^bcovered with grain;

They ^cmake a loud shout, indeed, they sing.