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Thanksgiving for God’s Provision

For the music director. A psalm of David. A song.[a]

65 Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion,
and to you the vow shall be fulfilled.
O you who hear prayer,
to you all flesh will come.
Iniquities[b] prevail over me.
As for our transgressions, you will forgive[c] them.
Blessed 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.
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,
the one who is girded with might,
who stills the roar of the seas,
the roar of their waves,
and the commotion of the peoples,
so that[d] the inhabitants of the farthest reaches are in awe of your signs.
You make the dawn and sunset sing for joy.
You 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.
10 You drench its furrows,
penetrating its ridges.
With rains you soften it;
its growth you bless.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,[g]
and your wagon paths drip with richness.[h]
12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
and the hills gird themselves with joy.
13 The pasturelands put on flocks,
and the valleys clothe themselves with grain.
They shout in triumph;
they even sing.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 65:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  2. Psalm 65:3 Hebrew “matters of iniquities”
  3. Psalm 65:3 Literally “provide atonement for”
  4. Psalm 65:8 Hebrew “and”
  5. Psalm 65:9 Or “visit”
  6. Psalm 65:9 Or “earth”
  7. Psalm 65:11 Literally “goodness”
  8. Psalm 65:11 Literally “fatness”

O God of Our Salvation

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

65 Praise (A)is due to you,[a] O God, in Zion,
    and to you shall (B)vows be performed.
O you who (C)hear prayer,
    to you (D)shall all flesh come.
When (E)iniquities prevail against me,
    you (F)atone for our transgressions.
(G)Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
    to (H)dwell in your courts!
We shall be (I)satisfied with the goodness of your house,
    the holiness of your temple!

By (J)awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
    O God of our salvation,
the hope of all (K)the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas;
the one who by his strength established the mountains,
    being (L)girded with might;
who (M)stills the roaring of the seas,
    the roaring of their waves,
    (N)the tumult of the peoples,
so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs.
You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.

You visit the earth and (O)water it;[b]
    you greatly enrich it;
(P)the river of God is full of water;
    (Q)you provide their grain,
    for so you have prepared it.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
    settling its ridges,
softening it with (R)showers,
    and blessing its growth.
11 You crown the year with your bounty;
    your wagon tracks (S)overflow with abundance.
12 (T)The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
    the hills (U)gird themselves with joy,
13 (V)the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
    the valleys deck themselves with grain,
    they (W)shout and sing together for joy.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 65:1 Or Praise waits for you in silence
  2. Psalm 65:9 Or and make it overflow