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Psalm 65 :: New International Version (NIV)

Psa 65:1

Psa 65:1[fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits[fn] you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.

Psa 65:2

Psa 65:2You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.

Psa 65:3

Psa 65:3When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave[fn] our transgressions.

Psa 65:4

Psa 65:4Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.

Psa 65:5

Psa 65:5You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,

Psa 65:6

Psa 65:6who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,

Psa 65:7

Psa 65:7who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

Psa 65:8

Psa 65:8The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.

Psa 65:9

Psa 65:9You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.[fn]

Psa 65:10

Psa 65:10You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.

Psa 65:11

Psa 65:11You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.

Psa 65:12

Psa 65:12The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.

Psa 65:13

Psa 65:13The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
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NIV Footnotes
In Hebrew texts 65:1-13 is numbered 65:2-14.
Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Or made atonement for
Or for that is how you prepare the land
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