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Psalm 65

Te decet hymnus

The Book of Common Prayer (1979) · 14 verses

  1. 1

    You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; *
    to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.

  2. 2

    To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come, *
    because of their transgressions.

  3. 3

    Our sins are stronger than we are, *
    but you will blot them out.

  4. 4

    Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there! *
    they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple.

  5. 5

    Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness, O God of our salvation, *
    O Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the seas that are far away.

  6. 6

    You make fast the mountains by your power; *
    they are girded about with might.

  7. 7

    You still the roaring of the seas, *
    the roaring of their waves, and the clamor of the peoples.

  8. 8

    Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will tremble at your marvelous signs; *
    you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.

  9. 9

    You visit the earth and water it abundantly; you make it very plenteous; *
    the river of God is full of water.

  10. 10

    You prepare the grain, *
    for so you provide for the earth.

  11. 11

    You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; *
    with heavy rain you soften the ground and bless its increase.

  12. 12

    You crown the year with your goodness, *
    and your paths overflow with plenty.

  13. 13

    May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing, *
    and the hills be clothed with joy.

  14. 14

    May the meadows cover themselves with flocks, and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; *
    let them shout for joy and sing.

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