Old Testament Commentary - Psalms 65

by Don R. Hender

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CHAPTER 65 David speaks of the blessedness of God's chosen—The Lord sends rain and good things upon the earth.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David.
1 PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall ^aall flesh ^bcome. 3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt ^apurge them away.
4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy ^acourts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation^a; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power: 7 Which ^astilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.	5^a O God of our salvation Whenever this concept appears in scripture our thought ought to turn unto the name of our God which conveys this very sentiment and which 'name' is but that name by which we are saved and brought unto our salvation. That name of course is JESUS or JEHOSHUA which literally means 'JEHOVAH SAVES or DELIVERS'. That very name is that same vary concept that 'God is our salvation'. When we come to see this in every verse in which this is stated, then we will be beginning to see that all the prophets have testified of him, our Savior and our Redeemer.
8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy ^atokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them ^acorn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the ^aspringing thereof.
11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. 12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.