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| Book of Psalms |
Chapter 65 - Read Chapter - Click the Play Button for Chapter Audio
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- 65:1 - [In Context]
- For the choir director: A psalm of David. A song. What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,
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- 65:2 - [In Context]
- for you answer our prayers, and to you all people will come.
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- 65:3 - [In Context]
- Though our hearts are filled with sins, you forgive them all.
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- 65:4 - [In Context]
- What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What joys await us inside your holy Temple.
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- 65:5 - [In Context]
- You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
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- 65:6 - [In Context]
- You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength.
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- 65:7 - [In Context]
- You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.
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- 65:8 - [In Context]
- Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.
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- 65:9 - [In Context]
- You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The rivers of God will not run dry; they provide a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
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- 65:10 - [In Context]
- You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops.
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- 65:11 - [In Context]
- You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
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- 65:12 - [In Context]
- The wilderness becomes a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.
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- 65:13 - [In Context]
- The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!
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