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Psalms 65 Summary
Praise and the Bounty of Creation
Praise waits for God in Zion, and vows shall be performed to Him who hears prayer. God purges away iniquities and transgressions, blessing those whom He chooses to approach and dwell in His courts, satisfying them with the goodness of His house and holy temple. Through terrible things in righteousness, God answers the ends of the earth, establishing the mountains by His strength and stilling the seas. God visits the earth, waters it, and greatly enriches it with the river of God, preparing corn and blessing the year with goodness so that the pastures overflow with flocks and the valleys are covered with corn.
Key themes
Key verses
Psalms 65:1
“Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.”
Psalms 65:4
“Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.”
Psalms 65:5
“By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:”
Psalms 65:11
“Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.”
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