Psalms 65
The psalmist praises God in Zion and Jerusalem, asking to be heard and forgiven for the people's iniquities. Those chosen by God are blessed to dwell in His courts and experience the goodness of His temple. God's power is demonstrated in His control over the mountains, sea, and nations, and His care for the earth is shown in His provision of food and abundance. The psalm concludes with a description of the earth's fertility and the resulting joy and praise.
Unto the end. A Psalm of David. A Canticle of Jeremiah and Ezekiel to the people of the captivity, when they began to go into exile. O God, a hymn adorns you in Zion, and a vow will be repaid to you in JerusalemHear my prayer: all flesh will come to youWords of iniquity have prevailed over us. And you will pardon our impietiesBlessed is he whom you have chosen and taken up. He will dwell in your courts. We will be filled with the good things of your house. Holy is your templewonderful in equity. Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of a sea far awayYou prepare the mountains in your virtue, wrapped with powerYou stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves. The nations will be troubledand those who dwell at the limits will be afraid, before your signs. You will make the passing of morning and evening enjoyableYou have visited the earth, and you have saturated it. You have enriched it in so many ways. The river of God has been filled with water. You have prepared their food. For thus is its preparationDrench its streams, multiply its fruits; it will spring up and rejoice in its showersYou will bless the crown of the year with your kindness, and your fields will be filled with abundanceThe beauty of the desert will fatten, and the hills will be wrapped with exultationThe rams of the sheep have been clothed, and the valleys will abound with grain. They will cry out; yes, they will even utter a hymn
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