Psalm 65

David Koyzis ©

1. Your people's songs of praise await You,
   O God, on Zion's hill.
   To you who hear our supplications
   Our vows we will fulfill.
   All flesh shall kneel before Your splendor,
   Acknowledging their blame;
   Though all our sins may overwhelm us,
   Yet mercy we may claim.
   
2. Happy are those whom You have chosen
   Within your courts to dwell.
   Out of the storehouse of Your temple,
   Our needs you will dispel.
   Your righteous works fill us with wonder,
   O God of saving grace.
   You are the hope of all the peoples
   Of every distant place.
   
3. Your mighty arm upholds the mountains--
   Thus is your power displayed.
   You calm the raging of the ocean;
   Its billows You have stayed.
   The distant nations are astounded
   At glorious deeds You've done;
   Your wonders merit joyful singing
   From dawn to setting sun.
   
4. You send Your rain upon the dry earth,
   Whose bounties overflow.
   Your rivers fill the land with water,
   Causing the grain to grow.
   For thus have You provided for us
   By watering the soil,
   By pouring out life-giving showers
   To bless the fruits of toil.
   
5. You crown our year with rich abundance
   And grant prosperity.
   Even the grasslands yield a harvest
   And grow luxuriantly.
   The hills adorn themselves with gladness,
   The meadows with their herds.
   The valleys with their grain are covered;
   They sing with joyful words.