Psalms 65:1-6 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; And unto thee shall the vow be performed.

² O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come.

³ Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

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, Thy holy temple.

⁵ By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea:

⁶ Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;

¹ For the end, a Song of a Psalm of resurrection. Shout unto God, all the earth.

² O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

³ Say unto God, How awful are thy works! through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall lie to thee.

⁴ Let all the earth worship thee, and sing to thee; let them sing to thy name. Pause.

⁵ Come and behold the works of God; he is terrible in his counsels beyond the children of men.

⁶ Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

² O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

³ Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

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.

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:

⁶ Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

² O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

³ Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

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.

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:

⁶ Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

¹ (66) For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.

² O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

³ Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.

⁴ Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. Pause.

⁵ Come and behold the works of God; he is terrible in his counsels beyond the children of men.

⁶ Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

² O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

³ Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

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, the holy place of thy temple.

⁵ By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

⁶ Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded about with might:

¹ God, it is right/appropriate for us to praise you in Jerusalem, and to do what we have promised you that we would do,

² because you answer our prayers. People everywhere will come to you

³ because of the sins that they have committed. Our many sins are like a very heavy burden to us, but you forgive us.

⁴ You are pleased with those whom you have chosen to live close to your temple. We are happy with all the blessings that we receive from worshiping in your sacred temple.

⁵ God, when we pray to you, you answer us and save us by doing awesome deeds; you are the one who rescues us; people who live in very remote places on the earth, on the other side of the oceans, trust in you.

⁶ By your strength you put the mountains in their places, showing that you are very powerful.

¹ (66) For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.

² O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

³ Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.

⁴ Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. Pause.

⁵ Come and behold the works of God; he is terrible in his counsels beyond the children of men.

⁶ Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

² You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

⁶ By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

² You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

⁶ By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

² You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

⁶ By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

¹ To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. A Song. It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.

² To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

³ Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.

⁴ Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.

⁵ You will give us an answer in righteousness by great acts of power, O God of our salvation; you who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the far-off lands of the sea;

⁶ The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:

¹ To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: a Song. Praise waiteth for thee in silence, O God, in Zion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

² O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

³ Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

⁴ Blessed is he whom thou choosest and causest to approach: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, of thy holy temple.

⁵ By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, thou confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the distant regions of the sea. ...

⁶ Who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with power;

¹ Unto the end, a canticle of a psalm of the resurrection. Shout with joy to God, all the earth,

² Sing ye a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise.

³ Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee.

⁴ Let all the earth adore thee, and sing to thee: let it sing a psalm to thy name.

⁵ Come and see the works of God; who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

⁶ Who turneth the sea into dry land, in the river they shall pass on foot: there shall we rejoice in him.

¹ For the music director. A psalm of David. A song. God, you deserve to be praised, and in Zion we will keep our promises to you.

² You hear our prayers; everyone comes to you.

³ Even though we're drowning in our sins and our disobedience, you forgive us.

⁴ Happy are those you choose to keep close to you, those who live in your courts! We are delighted with the blessings we receive in your house, your holy Temple!

⁵ In your goodness you answer us through the wonderful things you do, God of our salvation. You can be trusted by everyone on earth, including those sailing distant oceans.

⁶ You made the mountains by your power, for you have great strength.

¹ To him that excelleth. A Psalme or song of David. O God, praise waiteth for thee in Zion, and vnto thee shall the vowe be perfourmed.

² Because thou hearest the prayer, vnto thee shall all flesh come.

³ Wicked deedes haue preuailed against me: but thou wilt be mercifull vnto our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is he, whom thou chusest and causest to come to thee: he shall dwell in thy courtes, and we shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thine House, euen of thine holy Temple.

⁵ O God of our saluation, thou wilt answere vs with fearefull signes in thy righteousnes, O thou the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are farre off in the sea.

⁶ He stablisheth the mountaines by his power: and is girded about with strength.

¹ (65-1) For the Leader. A Psalm. A Song of David. (65-2) Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion; and unto Thee the vow is performed.

² (65-3) O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee doth all flesh come.

³ (65-4) The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me; as for our transgressions, Thou wilt pardon them.

⁴ (65-5) Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, that he may dwell in Thy courts; may we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, the holy place of Thy temple!

⁵ (65-6) With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; Thou the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the far distant seas;

⁶ (65-7) Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might;

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: And unto thee shall the vow be performed.

² O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come.

³ Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

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.

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:

⁶ Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; Being girded with power:

¹ “To the chief musician, a psalm and song of David.” (65:2) For thee praise is waiting, O God, in Zion: and unto thee shall vows be paid.

² (65:3) O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee all flesh shall come.

³ (65:4) The iniquitous things have become too mighty for me: our transgressions—these wilt thou wipe away.

⁴ (65:5) Happy is he whom thou choosest, and causest to approach, that he may dwell in thy courts: let us be satisfied with the happiness of thy house, the holiness of thy temple.

⁵ (65:6) With terrific deeds in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the sea, that are far away;

⁶ (65:7) Who setteth firmly the mountains by his power, who is girded with might;

¹ For the end, a Song of a Psalm of resurrection. Shout unto God, all the earth.

² O sing praises to his name; Give glory to his praise.

³ Say unto God, How awful are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall lie to thee.

⁴ Let all the earth worship thee, and sing to thee; Let them sing to thy name. Pause.

⁵ Come and behold the works of God; He is terrible in his counsels beyond the children of men.

⁶ Who turns the sea into dry land; They shall go through the river on foot; There shall we rejoice in him,

¹ “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” To thee belongeth trust, to thee praise, O God in Zion! And to thee shall the vow be performed!

² O Thou that hearest prayer! To thee shall all flesh come!

³ My iniquities are heavy upon me; But thou wilt forgive our transgressions!

⁴ Happy is he whom thou choosest, And bringest near thee to dwell in thy courts! May we be satisfied with the blessings of thy house, Thy holy temple!

⁵ By wonderful deeds dost thou answer us in thy goodness, O God, our salvation! Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the most distant seas!

⁶ Thou makest fast the mountains by thy power, Being girded with strength!

¹ For the leader. A psalm of David. A song. It is seemly to praise you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem.

² O you who hear prayer, unto you shall all flesh come.

³ Our sins are too mighty for us, our transgressions you only can cover them.

⁴ Happy the person who you choose to live beside you in your courts. O may we be filled with the joys of your house, of your holy temple.

⁵ In dread deeds you loyally answer us, O God of our salvation, whom all ends of the earth put their trust in, and islands far away.

⁶ By your strength you establish the hills, you are armed with might;

¹ For the leader. A psalm of David. A song. It is seemly to praise you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem.

² O you who hear prayer, unto you shall all flesh come.

³ Our sins are too mighty for us, our transgressions you only can cover them.

⁴ Happy the person who you choose to live beside you in your courts. O may we be filled with the joys of your house, of your holy temple.

⁵ In dread deeds you loyally answer us, O God of our salvation, whom all ends of the earth put their trust in, and islands far away.

⁶ By your strength you establish the hills, you are armed with might;

¹ Tehilah ·Praise song· waits for you, God, in Zion Mountain ridge, Marking. To you shall vows be performed.

² You who sh'ma ·hear obey· prayer, to you all men will come.

³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our yesha' ·salvation·. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea;

⁶ Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed yourself with strength;

¹ For the chief musician. A psalm. A song of David. For you, God in Zion, our praise waits; our vows will be carried out to you.

² You who hear prayer, to you all flesh will come.

³ Iniquities prevail against us; as for our transgressions, you will forgive them.

⁴ Blessed is the man whom you choose to bring near to you so that he may live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ In righteousness you will answer us by doing amazing things, God of our salvation; you who are hope of all the ends of the earth and of those who are far across the sea.

⁶ For it is you who made the mountains firm, you who are belted with strength.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

² You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

⁶ By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

² You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

⁶ By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and to thee shall the vow be performed.

² O thou that hearest prayer, to thee shall all flesh come.

³ Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

⁴ Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach to thee , that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

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:

⁶ Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

² You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

⁶ By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

² You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵ By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

⁶ By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.

¹ To victory, the psalm of the song of David. God, praising becometh thee in Zion; and a vow shall be yielded to thee in Jerusalem.

² Hear thou my prayer; each man shall come to thee.

³ The words of wicked men had the mastery over us; and thou shalt do mercy to our wickednesses.

⁴ Blessed is he, whom thou hast chosen, and hast taken; he shall dwell in thy foreyards. We shall be ful filled with the goods of thine house; thy temple is holy,

⁵ wonderful in equity. God, our health, hear thou us; thou art hope of all coasts of earth, and in the sea afar.

⁶ And thou makest ready hills in thy virtue, and art girded with power;

¹ To victory, the psalm of the song of David. God, praising becometh thee in Zion; and a vow shall be yielded to thee in Jerusalem. (For the choirmaster, a psalm, yea, a song by David. God, praises be due to thee in Zion; and our vows shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.)

² Hear thou my prayer; each man shall come to thee. (Hear thou my prayer; let everyone come to thee.)

³ The words of wicked men had the mastery over us; and thou shalt do mercy to our wickednesses. (The words of the wicked had the mastery over us; but thou hath shown mercy toward our wickednesses.)

⁴ Blessed is he, whom thou hast chosen, and hast taken; he shall dwell in thy foreyards. We shall be ful filled with the goods of thine house; thy temple is holy, (Happy is he, whom thou hast chosen, and thou hast brought to live in thy courtyards; and we shall be satisfied with the good things of thy House, yea, of thy holy Temple.)

⁵ wonderful in equity. God, our health, hear thou us; thou art hope of all coasts of earth, and in the sea afar. (With wonderful things, and with victory, thou answereth us, O God, our salvation, or O God, our deliverance; thou art the hope of all who be at the ends of the earth, and who be far across the sea.)

⁶ And thou makest ready hills in thy virtue, and art girded with power; (And thou preparest the mountains with thy strength, and thou art girded with power;)

¹ To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. A Song. To Thee, silence — praise, O God, is in Zion, And to Thee is a vow completed.

² Hearer of prayer, to Thee all flesh cometh.

³ Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, Our transgressions — Thou dost cover them.

⁴ O the happiness of him whom Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple.

⁵ By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

⁶ Establishing mountains by His power, He hath been girded with might,