The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 65 -

God, praise awaits you in Zion

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.(a)

O God, a hymn adorns you in Zion, and a vow will be repaid to you in Jerusalem.

Hear my prayer: all flesh will come to you.

Words of iniquity have prevailed over us. And you will pardon our impieties.

Blessed 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 temple:

wonderful in equity. Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of a sea far away.

You prepare the mountains in your virtue, wrapped with power.

You stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves. The nations will be troubled,

and those who dwell at the limits will be afraid, before your signs. You will make the passing of morning and evening enjoyable.

You 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 preparation.

Drench its streams, multiply its fruits; it will spring up and rejoice in its showers.

You will bless the crown of the year with your kindness, and your fields will be filled with abundance.

The beauty of the desert will fatten, and the hills will be wrapped with exultation.

The 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.

Footnotes

(a)64:1 Of the captivity:That is, the people of the captivity of Babylon. This is not in the Hebrew, but is found in the ancient translation of the Septuagint.(Challoner)

God, praise awaits you in Zion

Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning’s dawn and the evening with songs of joy.

You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.

You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop.

You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.

The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.

The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing.