Psalm 65²⁶

For the music director; a psalm of David, a song
65:1 Praise awaits you,¹ O God, in Zion.
Vows made to you are fulfilled.
65:2 You hear prayers,²
all people approach you.³
65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me,⁴
but you forgive⁵ our acts of rebellion.
65:4 How happy⁶ is the one whom you choose,
and allow to live in your palace courts.⁷
May we be satisfied with the good things of your house,
your holy palace.⁸
65:5 You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance,
O God, our savior.⁹
All the ends of the earth trust in you,¹⁰
as well as those living across the wide seas.¹¹
65:6 You created the mountains by your power,¹²
and demonstrated your strength.¹³
65:7 You calm the raging seas,¹⁴
and their roaring waves,
as well as the commotion made by the nations.¹⁵
65:8 Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts,¹⁶
you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.¹⁷
65:9 You visit the earth and give it rain,¹⁸
you make it rich and fertile¹⁹
with overflowing streams full of water.²⁰
You provide grain for them,²¹
for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.²²
65:10 You saturate²³ its furrows,
and soak²⁴ its plowed ground.²⁵
With rain showers you soften its soil,²⁶
and make its crops grow.²⁷
65:11 You crown the year with your good blessings,²⁸
and you leave abundance in your wake.²⁹
65:12 The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture,³⁰
and the hills are clothed with joy.³¹
65:13 The meadows are clothed with sheep,
and the valleys are covered with grain.
They shout joyfully, yes they sing.