Psalms · 13 verses

Psalms 65

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Dawn and sunset are made to shout for joy, and the psalm ends with pastures and valleys joining in the noise.

Praise rises from Zion to the farthest seasvv. 1–8

The song opens in Zion, where praise waits and vows are to be fulfilled. God listens to prayer, atones for transgressions, and brings the chosen near to dwell in the courts, where the goodness of the house and the holiness of the temple fill them. Then the view widens magnificently: mountains are formed, seas are stilled, nations are quieted, and even the ordinary hinges of the day are given a celebratory voice.

The earth puts on a singing harvestvv. 9–13

The psalm turns from the farthest seas to the earth under rain. Furrows are soaked, ridges levelled, growth blessed, and the year crowned with bounty. The wilderness pastures overflow, the hills wear joy, flocks clothe the pastures, and grain decks the valleys; the landscape has become a choir, with no shortage of singers or grain.

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Ps 65:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
Ps 65:2O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
Ps 65:3When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
Ps 65:4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
Ps 65:5With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
Ps 65:6You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
Ps 65:7You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
Ps 65:8Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.
Ps 65:9You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
Ps 65:10You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.
Ps 65:11You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.
Ps 65:12The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
Ps 65:13The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.

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Where this is echoed

Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 187 passages were voted onto 13 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.

11 Joel 2:21–26Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
11 Psalms 103:4who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
4 Ephesians 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
11 Psalms 5:12For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
2 Jeremiah 29:12–13Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
2 Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
4 Psalms 84:4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
4 Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
4 Psalms 106:4–5Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
11 Psalms 36:8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
4 Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
2 Isaiah 66:23From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
2 1 John 5:14–15And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
11 Haggai 2:19Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”
4 Revelation 3:12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
2 Psalms 66:19But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

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