PSALM 65
Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion;
to you our vows will be fulfilled.
O you who hear prayer, to you all men
will come.
When we were overwhelmed by sins,
you forgave our transgressions.
Blessed 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.
You answer us with awesome deeds of
righteousness, O God our Savior, the
hope of all the ends of the earth and of
the farthest seas,
who formed the mountains by your
power, having armed yourself with
strength,
who stilled the roaring of the seas, the
roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of
the nations.
Those living far away fear your
wonders; where morning dawns and
evening fades you call forth songs of joy.
You 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.
You drench its furrows and level its
ridges; you soften it with showers and
bless its crops.
You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.
The grasslands of the desert overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.
The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing.