65:1 [For the music director. A Psalm of David. A Song.]
There will be silence ①before You, and praise in Zion, God,
And the vow will be fulfilled for You.
▷ ①Lit to
65:2 You who hear prayer,
To You all ①mankind comes.
▷ ①Lit flesh comes
65:3 ①Wrongdoings prevail against me;
As for our offenses, You ②forgive them.
▷ ①Or Confessions of wrongdoings ②Lit cover, atone for
65:4 Blessed is the one You choose and allow to approach You;
He will dwell in Your courtyards.
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
65:5 By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and the farthest ①sea;
▷ ①Or seas
65:6 Who establishes the mountains by His strength,
Who is encircled with might;
65:7 Who stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the turmoil of the nations.
65:8 They who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the ①sunrise and the sunset shout for joy.
▷ ①Lit outgoings of the morning and evening
65:9 You visit the earth and cause it to overflow;
You greatly enrich it;
The ①stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their grain, for so You prepare ②the earth.
▷ ①Or channel ②Lit it
65:10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You ①settle its ridges,
You soften it with showers,
You bless its growth.
▷ ①Or smooth
65:11 You have crowned the year ①with Your goodness,
And Your ②paths drip with fatness.
▷ ①Lit of ②I.e., wagon tracks
65:12 The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.
65:13 The meadows are clothed with flocks
And the valleys are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, yes, they sing.