Psalm 65

William Kuipers, 1931, & William Helder, 1980

1. Forth from Thy courts Thy sacred dwelling,
   In jubilant accord,
   We hear sweet strains of praises swelling,
   O Israel’s mighty Lord!
   To God, who hears our supplication,
   We come to pay our vow;
   Soon men from ev’ry tribe and nation
   Before our God shall bow.
   
2. Our countless misdeeds and transgressions
   Prevail from day to day;
   But Thou, O God, in great compassion,
   Wilt purge our guilt away.
   Blest is the man whom Thou hast chosen,
   And bringest nigh to Thee,
   That in Thy courts, in Thee reposing,
   His dwelling place may be.
   
3. There, in Thy holy habitation,
   Thou wilt Thy saints provide
   With every blessing of salvation,
   Till all are satisfied.
   By awesome deeds, so just and mighty,
   God saves us from all woe;
   To those who walk with Him uprightly
   He will salvation show.
   
4. Thou art the hope of distant nations;
   Thou hast by Thy great power
   Set mountain peaks on firm foundations
   And stilled the sea’s loud roar.
   Those who in far off lands are dwelling
   All tremble at the sight;
   Both dawn and dusk, in praise excelling,
   With joy acclaim Thy might.
   
5. Thou to the earth dost show Thy favor,
   The bounty of Thy hand,
   For Thou with water from Thy river
   Enrichest all the land.
   The furrows, softened by Thy showers,
   Are blest with springing grain.
   How great, O God, Thy love and power
   Throughout Thy vast domain!
   
6. The year is crowned, O Fount of blessing,
   With gifts to cheer the land;
   Thy goodness fills the earth, expressing
   The wonders of Thy hand.
   The hills rejoice; the pastures, teeming
   With flocks that skip and spring,
   The golden grain, in valleys gleaming -
   They shout for joy and sing.