Psalms 65:10

Psalms 65:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You water its ridges abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth.

Context of Psalms 65:10

8Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you. 9You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops. You saturate its furrows, and soak its plowed ground. With rain showers you soften its soil, and make its crops grow. 11You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake. 12The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, and the hills are clothed with joy.

Psalms 65:10 word by word

תְּלָמֶ֣יהָ רַ֭וֵּה נַחֵ֣ת גְּדוּדֶ֑יהָ בִּרְבִיבִ֥ים תְּ֝מֹגְגֶ֗נָּה צִמְחָ֥הּ תְּבָרֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou waterestרָוָהrâvâh · to quenchH7301
• the ridgesתֶּ֫לֶםtelem · furrowH8525
• thou settlestנָחֵתnâchath · to descendH5181
• the furrowsגְּדוּדָהgedûdâh · furrowH1418
• the furrowsגְּדוּדgedûd gedûdâh · furrowH1417
• thereof: thou makest it softמוּגmûg · to meltH4127
• with showersרְבִיבִיםrâbîyb · showerH7241
• thou blessestבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the springingצֶ֫מַחtsemach · branchH6780

Cross-references for Psalms 65:10

• Psalms 147:8He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow.

Commentaries on Psalms 65:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Thou waterest the ridges - In seedtime thou sendest that measure of rain that is necessary, in order to prepare the earth for the plough; and then, when the ridges are thrown into furrows, thou makest them soft with showers, so as to prepare them for the expansion of the seed, and the vegetation and developement of the embryo plant. Thou blessest the springing thereof - Literally, Thou wilt bless its germinations - its springing buds. Thou watchest over…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly - Or rather, its furrows, for so the Hebrew word properly means. Job 31:38; Job 39:10. The allusion is to the furrows made by the plow, which are filled with water by the rains. Thou settlest the furrows thereof - Or rather, thou beatest down the ridges thereof. Literally, thou makest them to descend. That is, The rain - falling on them - beats them down, so that the ground becomes level. Thou makest it soft…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. 9-13The created world clearly shows God's power (Psalm 65:6–8). He shows his love by taking care of nature. Everything praises the Lord as all parts work together smoothly.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

Topics related to Psalms 65:10

• Blessing
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

In the dictionaries

• Agriculture
• Cover
• Fatness
• Furrow
• Psalms
• Springing
• Omnipotence
• Poetry, Hebrew
• Psalms, Book of
• Settle (2)

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