Psalms 65:5

Psalms 65:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
• English Standard Version (ESV)By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas;
• New King James Version (NKJV)By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas;

Context of Psalms 65:5

3Various sins overwhelm me. You are the one who forgives our rebellious acts. 4Blessed is the person you choose and invite to live with you in your courtyards. We will be filled with good food from your house, from your holy temple. You answer us with awe-inspiring acts ⌞done⌟ in righteousness, O God, our savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the most distant sea, 6the one who set the mountains in place with his strength, the one who is clothed with power, 7the one who calms the roar of the seas, their crashing waves, and the uproar of the nations.

Psalms 65:5 word by word

נ֤וֹרָא֨וֹת׀ בְּצֶ֣דֶק תַּ֭עֲנֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ מִבְטָ֥ח כָּל־קַצְוֵי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ וְיָ֣ם רְחֹקִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• terrible thingsיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• in righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• wilt thou answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• us, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of our salvationיֵ֫שַׁעyesha‛ yêsha‛ · salvationH3468
• the confidenceמִבְטָחmibţâch · confidenceH4009
• of all the endsקָ֫צוּqetsev qitsvâh · boundaryH7099
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and of them that are afar offרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Psalms 65:5

• Psalms 45:4Ride on victoriously in your majesty for the cause of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand teach you awe-inspiring things.
• Psalms 47:2We must fear the Lord, the Most High. He is the great king of the whole earth.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your deeds! Your power is so great that your enemies will cringe in front of you.
• Psalms 76:3There he destroyed flaming arrows, shields, swords, and weapons of war. Selah
• Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any god ever tried to come and take one nation away from another for himself? The Lord your God used his mighty hand and powerful arm to do this for you in Egypt. He did this using plagues, miraculous signs, amazing things, and war. He did his great and awe-inspiring deeds in front of you.
• Deuteronomy 10:21He is your glory. He is your God, who did for you these spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds you saw with your own eyes.
• Isaiah 37:36The Lord’s angel went out and killed 185,000 ⌞soldiers⌟ in the Assyrian camp. When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses.
• Psalms 145:17The Lord is fair in all his ways and faithful in everything he does.
• Romans 2:5Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.
• Revelation 15:3and singing the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the lamb. They sang, “The things you do are spectacular and amazing, Lord God Almighty. The way you do them is fair and true, King of the Nations.
• Revelation 16:5Then I heard the angel of the water say, “You are fair. You are the one who is and the one who was, the holy one, because you have judged these things.
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud noise from a large crowd in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God.
• Psalms 68:19Thanks be to the Lord, who daily carries our burdens for us. God is our salvation. Selah
• Isaiah 45:22Turn to me and be saved, all who live at the ends of the earth, because I am God, and there is no other.
• Matthew 28:19So wherever you go, make disciples of all nations: Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 15:10And Scripture says again, “You nations, be happy together with his people!”

Commentaries on Psalms 65:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5By terrible things in righteousness - The Vulgate joins this clause to the preceding verse: "Thy holy temple is wonderful in right eousness: thou wilt hear us, O God of our salvation." But the psalmist may refer to those wonderful displays of God's providence in the change of seasons, and fertilization of the earth; and, consequently, in the sustenance of all animal beings. The confidence of all the ends of the earth - Thou art the hope of thy people…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us - That is, By things suited to inspire us and all people with awe, or with a deep sense of thy majesty, thy power, and thy glory. The answer to their prayers would be in such a manner as deeply to impress their minds and hearts. God‘s judgments on his foes, and the manner of his manifesting his favor to his people, would be such as to impress the mind with a deep sense of his own greatness. Yet all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This psalm recounts the reasons why all people should praise and revere God for his almighty power and merciful care for his universe.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. terrible things--that is, by the manifestation of justice and wrath to enemies, accompanying that of mercy to His people (Psa 63:9-11; 64:7-9). the confidence--object of it. of all ... earth--the whole world; that is, deservedly such, whether men think so or not.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 65:5

• Gentiles
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ends of the Earth
• Cover
• Fatness
• Psalms
• Springing
• Confidence
• Eschatology of the Old Testament

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