Psalm 65-66

New King James Version

Praise to God for His Salvation and Providence

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

65 Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion;
And to You the ^[a]vow shall be performed.
²O You who hear prayer,
^(A)To You all flesh will come.
³Iniquities prevail against me;
As for our transgressions,
You will ^(B)provide atonement for them.

⁴^(C)Blessed is the man You ^(D)choose,
And cause to approach You,
That he may dwell in Your courts.
^(E)We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Of Your holy temple.

⁵By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us,
O God of our salvation,
You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
And of the far-off seas;
⁶Who established the mountains by His strength,
^(F)Being clothed with power;
⁷^(G)You who still the noise of the seas,
The noise of their waves,
^(H)And the tumult of the peoples.
⁸They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs;
You make the outgoings of the morning and evening ^[b]rejoice.

⁹You ^[c]visit the earth and ^(I)water it,
You greatly enrich it;
^(J)The river of God is full of water;
You provide their grain,
For so You have prepared it.
¹⁰You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.

¹¹You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.
¹²They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.
¹³The pastures are clothed with flocks;
^(K)The valleys also are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, they also sing.

Praise to God for His Awesome Works

To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm.

66 Make ^(L)a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
²Sing out the honor of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
³Say to God,
“How ^(M)awesome are Your works!
^(N)Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
⁴^(O)All the earth shall worship You
And sing praises to You;
They shall sing praises to Your name.” Selah

⁵Come and see the works of God;
He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
⁶^(P)He turned the sea into dry land;
^(Q)They went through the river on foot.
There we will rejoice in Him.
⁷He rules by His power forever;
His eyes observe the nations;
Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

⁸Oh, bless our God, you peoples!
And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
⁹Who keeps our soul among the living,
And does not allow our feet to ^[d]be moved.
¹⁰For ^(R)You, O God, have tested us;
^(S)You have refined us as silver is refined.
¹¹^(T)You brought us into the net;
You laid affliction on our backs.
¹²^(U)You have caused men to ride over our heads;
^(V)We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to ^[e]rich fulfillment.

¹³^(W)I will go into Your house with burnt offerings;
^(X)I will pay You my ^[f]vows,
¹⁴Which my lips have uttered
And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.
¹⁵I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals,
With the sweet aroma of rams;
I will offer bulls with goats. Selah

¹⁶Come and hear, all you who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
¹⁷I cried to Him with my mouth,
And He was ^[g]extolled with my tongue.
¹⁸^(Y)If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear.
¹⁹But certainly God ^(Z)has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.