Psalm 65

A Hymn of Thanksgiving

For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.

65God, you will be praised in Jerusalem.

We will keep our promises to you.

²You hear our prayers.

All people will come to you.

³Our guilt overwhelms us,

but you forgive our sins.

⁴Happy are the people you choose

and invite to stay in your court.

We are filled with good things in your house,

your holy Temple.

⁵You answer us in amazing ways,

God our Savior.

People everywhere on the earth

and beyond the sea trust you.

⁶You made the mountains by your strength;

you are dressed in power.

⁷You stopped the roaring seas,

the roaring waves,

and the uproar of the nations.

⁸Even those people at the ends of the earth fear your miracles.

You are praised from where the sun rises to where it sets.

⁹You take care of the land and water it;

you make it very fertile.

The rivers of God are full of water.

Grain grows because you make it grow.

¹⁰You send rain to the plowed fields;

you fill the rows with water.

You soften the ground with rain,

and then you bless it with crops.

¹¹You give the year a good harvest,

and you load the wagons with many crops.

¹²The desert is covered with grass

and the hills with happiness.

¹³The pastures are full of flocks,

and the valleys are covered with grain.

Everything shouts and sings for joy.