New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 65:9
9You visit the earth and 1cause it to overflow; You greatly 2enrich it; The 34stream of God is full of water; You prepare their 5grain, for thus You prepare 6the earth.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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 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.
Context of Psalms 65:9
7Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples. 8They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy. You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth. 10You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth. 11You have crowned the year with Your bounty, And Your paths drip with fatness.
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פָּקַ֥דְתָּ הָאָ֨רֶץ׀ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה פֶּ֣לֶג אֱ֭לֹהִים מָ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם תָּכִ֥ין דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם כִּי־כֵ֥ן תְּכִינֶֽהָ׃Read the interlinear
- You visitפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: visitH6485
- the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- cause it to overflowשׁוּקshûq · to overflowH7783
- You greatlyרַבrab · manyH7227
- enrichעָשַׁר‛âshar · to enrichH6238
- streamפֶּ֫לֶגpeleg · streamH6388
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- You prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
- grainדָּגָןdâgân · grainH1715
- for thusכֵּןkên · rightH3651
Cross-references for Psalms 65:9
- Psalms 104:13He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
- Deuteronomy 11:11But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven,
- Ruth 1:6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that the Lord had visited His people in giving them food.
- Job 37:6For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ And to the downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
- Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the idols of the nations who give rain? Or can the heavens grant showers? Is it not You, O Lord our God? Therefore we hope in You, For You are the one who has done all these things.
- Acts 14:17and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
- Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- Psalms 65:11You have crowned the year with Your bounty, And Your paths drip with fatness.
- Psalms 68:9You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.
- Psalms 147:8Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
- Job 5:10He gives rain on the earth And sends water on the fields,
- Jeremiah 5:24They do not say in their heart, “Let us now fear the Lord our God, Who gives rain in its season, Both the autumn rain and the spring rain, Who keeps for us The appointed weeks of the harvest.”
- Joel 2:23So rejoice, O sons of Zion, And be glad in the Lord your God; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication. And He has poured down for you the rain, The early and latter rain as before.
- Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.
- Revelation 22:1Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
- Psalms 104:15And wine which makes man’s heart glad, So that he may make his face glisten with oil, And food which sustains 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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