Psalm 65

¹God of Zion, to you even silence is praise.

Promises made to you are kept—

²you listen to prayer—

and all living things come to you.

³When wrongdoings become too much for me,

you forgive our sins.

⁴How happy is the one you choose to bring close,

the one who lives in your courtyards!

We are filled full by the goodness of your house,

by the holiness of your temple.

⁵In righteousness you answer us,

by your awesome deeds,

God of our salvation—

you, who are the security

⁶You establish the mountains by your strength;

you are dressed in raw power.

⁷You calm the roaring seas;

⁸Those who dwell on the far edges

You make the gateways

⁹You visit the earth and make it abundant,

enriching it greatly

You provide people with grain

because that is what you’ve decided.

¹⁰Drenching the earth’s furrows,

you soften it with rain showers;

¹¹You crown the year with your goodness;

your paths overflow with rich food.

¹²Even the desert pastures drip with it,

and the hills are dressed in pure joy.

¹³The meadowlands are covered with flocks,

the valleys decked out in grain—