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

3Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all. 4What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple. You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas. 6You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength. 7You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting 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 45:4In your majesty, ride out to victory, defending truth, humility, and justice. Go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds!
• Psalms 47:2For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
• Psalms 76:3There he has broken the fiery arrows of the enemy, the shields and swords and weapons of war. Interlude
• Deuteronomy 4:34Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.
• Deuteronomy 10:21He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.
• Isaiah 37:36That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.
• Psalms 145:17The Lord is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness.
• Romans 2:5But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
• Revelation 15:3And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations.
• Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying, “You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was, because you have sent these judgments.
• Revelation 19:1After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, “Praise the Lord! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
• Psalms 68:19Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
• Isaiah 45:22Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other.
• Matthew 28:19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 15:10And in another place it is written, “Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles.”

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