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1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song.
2 Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion;
to you our vows will be fulfilled.
3 O you who listen to prayer,
all people will come to you.
4 When iniquities prevail against me,
you atone for our transgressions.
5 Blessed is the one you choose
and bring near to dwell in your courts!
We are filled with the goodness of your house,
the holiness of your temple.
6 With awesome deeds of righteousness you answer us,
O God of our deliverance,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas.
7 You formed the mountains by your power,
having girded yourself with might.
8 You stilled the roaring of the seas,
the pounding of their waves,
and the tumult of the nations.
9 Those who live far away fear your wonders;
you make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.*65:9 Or where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.
10 You attend to the earth and water it;†65:10 Or and make it overflow
with abundance you enrich it.
The streams of God are full of water,
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it.‡65:10 Or for you prepare our grain by providing for the earth
11 You soak its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers and bless its growth.
12 You crown the year with your bounty,
and your paths overflow with plenty.
13 The pastures of the wilderness overflow;
the hills are robed with joy.
14 The pastures are clothed with flocks,
and the valleys are decked with grain.
They shout in triumph;
indeed, they sing.