English Standard Version
Psalms 65:9
9You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.
Psalms 65:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
Context of Psalms 65:9
7who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples, 8so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs. You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy. You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it. 10You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. 11You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
Read all of Psalms 65Psalms 65:9 word by word
פָּקַ֥דְתָּ הָאָ֨רֶץ׀ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה פֶּ֣לֶג אֱ֭לֹהִים מָ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם תָּכִ֥ין דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם כִּי־כֵ֥ן תְּכִינֶֽהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou visitestפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: visitH6485
- the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and waterestשׁוּקshûq · to overflowH7783
- it: thou greatlyרַבrab · manyH7227
- enrichestעָשַׁר‛âshar · to enrichH6238
- it with the riverפֶּ֫לֶגpeleg · streamH6388
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- thou preparestכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
- them cornדָּגָןdâgân · grainH1715
Cross-references for Psalms 65:9
- Psalms 104:13From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
- Deuteronomy 11:11But the land that you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven,
- Ruth 1:6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food.
- Job 37:6For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth,' likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
- Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.
- Acts 14:17Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."
- Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- Psalms 65:11You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
- Psalms 68:9Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished;
- Psalms 147:8He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.
- Job 5:10he gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields;
- Jeremiah 5:24They do not say in their hearts, 'Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rain in its season, the autumn rain and the spring rain, and keeps for us the weeks appointed for the harvest.'
- Joel 2:23"Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
- Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
- Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
- Psalms 104:15and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.
Commentaries on Psalms 65:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Thou visitest the earth - God is represented as going through the whole globe, and examining the wants of every part, and directing the clouds how and where to deposit their fertilizing showers, and the rivers where to direct their beneficial courses. The river of God - Some think the Jordan is meant; and the visiting and watering refer to rain after a long drought. But the clouds may be thus denominated, which properly are the origin of rivers. Thou…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thou visitest the earth - God seems to come down that he may attend to the needs of the earth; survey the condition of things; arrange for the welfare of the world which he has made; and supply the needs of those whom he has created to dwell upon it. See the notes at Psalm 8:4. And waterest it - Margin, After thou hadst made it to desire rain. This difference between the translations in the text and in the margin can be accounted for by the various…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 That Almighty strength which sets fast the mountains, upholds the believer. That word which stills the stormy ocean, and speaks it into a calm, can silence our enemies. How contrary soever light and darkness are to each other, it is hard to say which is most welcome. Does the watchman wait for the morning? so does the labourer earnestly desire the shades of evening. Some understand it of the morning and evening sacrifices. We are to look upon…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The streams of God and all rivers show God's power and goodness through nature's order and the regularity of the harvests (see Psalms 1:3; 36:8; 46:4; Ezekiel 47:6–12; Zechariah 14:8; Revelation 22:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-136-13. God's great power and goodness are the grounds of this confidence. These are illustrated in His control of the mightiest agencies of nature and nations affecting men with awe and dread (Psa 26:7; 98:1, &c.), and in His fertilizing showers, causing the earth to produce abundantly for man and beast.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 65
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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