Psalms 65
13 verses
Psalm 65 is a thanksgiving celebrating God as both answer to prayer and provider of harvest and fertility for creation, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 3. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
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2
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
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3
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
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Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
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By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
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Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
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Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
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They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
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Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
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10
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
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Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
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12
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
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The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
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