Psalm 65

¹You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; *to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.

²To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come, *because of their transgressions.

³Our sins are stronger than we are, *but you will blot them out.

⁴Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there! *they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple.

⁵Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness, O God of our salvation, *O Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the seas that are far away.

⁶You make fast the mountains by your power; *they are girded about with might.

⁷You still the roaring of the seas, *the roaring of their waves, and the clamor of the peoples.

⁸Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will tremble at your marvelous signs; *you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.

⁹You visit the earth and water it abundantly; you make it very plenteous; *the river of God is full of water.

¹⁰You prepare the grain, *for so you provide for the earth.

¹¹You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; *with heavy rain you soften the ground and bless its increase.

¹²You crown the year with your goodness, *and your paths overflow with plenty.

¹³May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing, *and the hills be clothed with joy.

¹⁴May the meadows cover themselves with flocks, and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; *let them shout for joy and sing.