Praise to God for His Salvation and Providence

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

65 Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion;
And to You the [a]vow shall be performed.
O You who hear prayer,
(A)To You all flesh will come.
Iniquities prevail against me;
As for our transgressions,
You will (B)provide atonement for them.

(C)Blessed is the man You (D)choose,
And cause to approach You,
That he may dwell in Your courts.
(E)We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Of Your holy temple.

By 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;
Who established the mountains by His strength,
(F)Being clothed with power;
(G)You who still the noise of the seas,
The noise of their waves,
(H)And the tumult of the peoples.
They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs;
You make the outgoings of the morning and evening [b]rejoice.

You [c]visit the earth and (I)water it,
You greatly enrich it;
(J)The river of God is full of water;
You provide their grain,
For so You have prepared it.
10 You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.

11 You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.
12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;
(K)The valleys also are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, they also sing.

Praise to God for His Awesome Works

To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm.

66 Make (L)a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
Sing out the honor of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
Say to God,
“How (M)awesome are Your works!
(N)Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
(O)All the earth shall worship You
And sing praises to You;
They shall sing praises to Your name.” Selah

Come and see the works of God;
He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
(P)He turned the sea into dry land;
(Q)They went through the river on foot.
There we will rejoice in Him.
He rules by His power forever;
His eyes observe the nations;
Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

Oh, bless our God, you peoples!
And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
Who keeps our soul among the living,
And does not allow our feet to [d]be moved.
10 For (R)You, O God, have tested us;
(S)You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 (T)You brought us into the net;
You laid affliction on our backs.
12 (U)You have caused men to ride over our heads;
(V)We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to [e]rich fulfillment.

13 (W)I will go into Your house with burnt offerings;
(X)I will pay You my [f]vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered
And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals,
With the sweet aroma of rams;
I will offer bulls with goats. Selah

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
17 I cried to Him with my mouth,
And He was [g]extolled with my tongue.
18 (Y)If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear.
19 But certainly God (Z)has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 65:1 A promised deed
  2. Psalm 65:8 shout for joy
  3. Psalm 65:9 give attention to
  4. Psalm 66:9 slip
  5. Psalm 66:12 abundance
  6. Psalm 66:13 Promised deeds
  7. Psalm 66:17 praised

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