Psalm 65
Psalm 65 | |
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"Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion" | |
Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry , Folio 101v - Psalm LXIV (Vulgate) the Musée Condé, Chantilly. | |
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Language | Hebrew (original) |
Psalm 65 | |
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← Book of Psalms | |
Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
Category | Sifrei Emet |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 65 is the 65th psalm of the
The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has been set to music.
Background
Psalm 65 begins a group of four psalms which are hymns of thanksgiving, in contrast to preceding psalms which are laments.[3] It begins in the style of a prayer, transitions to a description of God, and concludes with praise to God.[4][5]
The Jerusalem Bible suggests it is set "after a good year with plentiful rain".[6]
Text
Hebrew
The following table shows the Hebrew text[7][8] of the Psalm with vowels alongside an English translation based upon the JPS 1917 translation (now in the public domain).
Verse | Hebrew | English translation (JPS 1917) |
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1 | לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָוִ֥ד שִֽׁיר׃ | For the Leader. A Psalm. A Song of David. |
2 | לְךָ֤ דֻֽמִיָּ֬ה תְהִלָּ֓ה אֱלֹ֘הִ֥ים בְּצִיּ֑וֹן וּ֝לְךָ֗ יְשֻׁלַּם־נֶֽדֶר׃ | Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion; and unto Thee the vow is performed. |
3 | שֹׁמֵ֥עַ תְּפִלָּ֑ה עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ כׇּל־בָּשָׂ֥ר יָבֹֽאוּ׃ | O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee doth all flesh come. |
4 | דִּבְרֵ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹת גָּ֣בְרוּ מֶ֑נִּי פְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗ינוּ אַתָּ֥ה תְכַפְּרֵֽם׃ | The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me; as for our transgressions, Thou wilt pardon them. |
5 | אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ תִּ֥בְחַ֣ר וּתְקָרֵב֮ יִשְׁכֹּ֢ן חֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָ נִ֭שְׂבְּעָה בְּט֣וּב בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃ | 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! |
6 | נ֤וֹרָא֨וֹת ׀ בְּצֶ֣דֶק תַּ֭עֲנֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ מִבְטָ֥ח כׇּל־קַצְוֵי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ וְיָ֣ם רְחֹקִֽים׃ | 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; |
7 | מֵכִ֣ין הָרִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ נֶ֝אְזָ֗ר בִּגְבוּרָֽה׃ | Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might; |
8 | מַשְׁבִּ֤יחַ ׀ שְׁא֣וֹן יַ֭מִּים שְׁא֥וֹן גַּלֵּיהֶ֗ם וַהֲמ֥וֹן לְאֻמִּֽים׃ | Who stillest the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples; |
9 | וַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ ׀ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י קְ֭צָוֺת מֵאוֹתֹתֶ֑יךָ מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי בֹ֖קֶר וָעֶ֣רֶב תַּרְנִֽין׃ | So that they that dwell in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Thy signs; Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. |
10 | פָּ֤קַֽדְתָּ הָאָ֨רֶץ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה פֶּ֣לֶג אֱ֭לֹהִים מָ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם תָּכִ֥ין דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם כִּי־כֵ֥ן תְּכִינֶֽהָ׃ | Thou hast remembered the earth, and watered her, greatly enriching her, with the river of God that is full of water; Thou preparest them corn, for so preparest Thou her. |
11 | תְּלָמֶ֣יהָ רַ֭וֵּה נַחֵ֣ת גְּדוּדֶ֑הָ בִּרְבִיבִ֥ים תְּ֝מֹגְגֶ֗נָּה צִמְחָ֥הּ תְּבָרֵֽךְ׃ | Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof. |
12 | עִ֭טַּרְתָּ שְׁנַ֣ת טוֹבָתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מַעְגָּלֶ֗יךָ יִרְעֲפ֥וּן דָּֽשֶׁן׃ | Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness. |
13 | יִ֭רְעֲפוּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר וְ֝גִ֗יל גְּבָע֥וֹת תַּחְגֹּֽרְנָה׃ | The pastures of the wilderness do drop; and the hills are girded with joy. |
14 | לָבְשׁ֬וּ כָרִ֨ים ׀ הַצֹּ֗אן וַעֲמָקִ֥ים יַֽעַטְפוּ־בָ֑ר יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ אַף־יָשִֽׁירוּ׃ | The meadows are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, yea, they sing. |
King James Version
- Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
- O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
- Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
- 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.
- 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:
- Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
- Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
- They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
- Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
- Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
- Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
- They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
- The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Verse 1
- Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion;
- And to You the vow shall be performed.[9]
Some versions make reference to silence in this verse, for example the New American Standard Bible:
- There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, God,
- And the vow will be fulfilled for You.[10]
Uses
Judaism
- This psalm is recited on Shmini Atzeret in some traditions.[11]
- Verse 5 is recited by those present at a brit milah.[12]
Book of Common Prayer
In the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer, this psalm is appointed to be read on the evening of the 12th day of the month.[13]
Music
Heinrich Schütz set Psalm 65 in a metred version in German, "Gott, man lobt dich in der Still", SWV 162, as part of the Becker Psalter, first published in 1628.
References
- ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 64 (65) Archived 7 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net
- ^ "Comparison of Enumeration of the Psalms in the Book of Divine Worship and in the Vulgate". The Daily Office of the Catholic Church According to the Anglican Use. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Hossfeld 2005, p. 141.
- ^ Hossfeld 2005, p. 138.
- ^ Wallace 2001, p. 55.
- ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966), Footnote a at Psalm 65
- ^ "Psalms – Chapter 65". Mechon Mamre.
- ^ "Psalms 65 - JPS 1917". Sefaria.org.
- ^ Psalm 65:1: New King James Version
- ^ Psalm 65:1: NASB
- ^ The Artscroll Tehillim, p. 329.
- ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur, p. 209.
- ^ Church of England, Book of Common Prayer: The Psalter as printed by John Baskerville in 1762, pp. 196ff
Works cited
- Hossfeld, Frank-Lothar (2005). "Psalm 65". In Baltzer, Klaus (ed.). Psalms 2: A Commentary on Psalms 51–100. Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Translated by Maloney, Linda M. Augsburg Fortress. pp. 137–142. ISBN 978-0-8006-6061-1.
- Wallace, Howard N. (2001). "Jubilate Deo omnis terra: God and Earth in Psalm 65". In Habel, Norman C. (ed.). The Earth Story in the Psalms and the Prophets. Bloomsbury. pp. 51–64. ISBN 978-1-84127-087-6.
External links
- Pieces with text from Psalm 65: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Psalm 65: Free scores at the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Psalm 65 in Hebrew and English - Mechon-mamre
- Text of Psalm 65 according to the 1928 Psalter
- For the leader. A psalm of David. A song. To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on Zion text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Psalm 65 – At the Temple, In the Earth text and detailed commentary, enduringword.com
- Psalm 65:1 introduction and text, biblestudytools.com
- Psalm 65 / Refrain: Be joyful in God, all the earth. Church of England
- Psalm 65 at biblegateway.com
- Hymns for Psalm 65 hymnary.org