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The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it. <a href="/nlt/psalms/65.htm">New Living Translation</a> You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so. <a href="/esv/psalms/65.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. <a href="/kjv/psalms/65.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/65.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/65.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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 so You prepare the earth. <a href="/nasb/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thou dost visit the earth, and cause it to overflow; Thou dost greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; Thou dost prepare their grain, for thus Thou dost prepare the earth. <a href="/lsb/psalms/65.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You establish their grain, for thus You establish the earth. <a href="/amp/psalms/65.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You visit the earth and make it overflow [with water]; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You provide their grain, when You have prepared the earth. <a href="/csb/psalms/65.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You visit the earth and water it abundantly, enriching it greatly. God’s stream is filled with water, for you prepare the earth in this way, providing people with grain. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/65.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You visit the earth and water it abundantly, enriching it greatly. God&#8217s stream is filled with water, for You prepare the earth in this way, providing people with grain. <a href="/asv/psalms/65.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; The river of God is full of water: Thou providest them grain, when thou hast so prepared the earth. <a href="/cev/psalms/65.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You take care of the earth and send rain to help the soil grow all kinds of crops. Your rivers never run dry, and you prepare the earth to produce abundant grain. <a href="/erv/psalms/65.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, thou greatly enrichest it; the river of God is full of water: thou providest them corn, when thou hast so prepared the earth. <a href="/gwt/psalms/65.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground. <a href="/gnt/psalms/65.htm">Good News Translation</a> You show your care for the land by sending rain; you make it rich and fertile. You fill the streams with water; you provide the earth with crops. This is how you do it: <a href="/isv/psalms/65.htm">International Standard Version</a> You take care of the earth, you water it, and you enrich it greatly with the river of God that overflows with water. You provide grain for them, for you have ordained it this way. <a href="/msb/psalms/65.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. <a href="/net/psalms/65.htm">NET Bible</a> You 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. <a href="/nheb/psalms/65.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it. <a href="/wbt/psalms/65.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/psalms/65.htm">World English Bible</a> You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/65.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You have inspected the earth, and water it, "" You make it very rich, the stream of God [is] full of water, "" You prepare their grain, "" When thus You prepare it, <a href="/ylt/psalms/65.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God is full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it, <a href="/slt/psalms/65.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thou reviewedst the earth, and thou wilt water it: thou wilt greatly enrich it; the stream of God being full of waters: thou wilt prepare their grain, for so thou wilt prepare it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/65.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thou hast visited the earth, and hast plentifully watered it; thou hast many ways enriched it. The river of God is filled with water, thou hast prepared their food: for so is its preparation. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/65.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 64:10>You have visited the earth, and you have saturated it. You have enriched it in so many ways. The river of God has been filled with water. You have prepared their food. For thus is its preparation. <a href="/nabre/psalms/65.htm">New American Bible</a> You visit the earth and water it, make it abundantly fertile. God’s stream is filled with water; you supply their grain. Thus do you prepare it: <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/65.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/65.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> With glory didst thou visit the earth and water it; thou hast blessed it with peace and hast greatly enriched it with the river of God, which is full of water; thou hast prepared food when thou hast established it. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/65.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You have remembered the Earth; you calmed it and you enriched it with abundance. The streams of God are full of waters; you have prepared their food when you established it.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/65.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thou hast remembered the earth, and watered her, greatly enriching her, With the river of God that is full of water; Thou preparest them corn, for so preparest Thou her. <a href="/sep/psalms/65.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thou hast visited the earth, and saturated it; thou hast abundantly enriched it. The river of God is filled with water; thou hast prepared their food, for thus is the preparation of it. <a href="/parallel/psalms/65-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7588" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Praise Awaits You, O God, in Zion</a> …8Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy. 9<a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pā·qaḏ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">You attend to</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7783.htm" title="7783: wat·tə·šō·qə·qe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 3fs) -- Probably to be abundant. A primitive root; to run after or over, i.e. Overflow.">and water it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·baṯ (Adj-fsc) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">with abundance</a> <a href="/hebrew/6238.htm" title="6238: ta‘·šə·ren·nāh (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 3fse) -- To be or become rich. A primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly to grow rich.">You enrich it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6388.htm" title="6388: pe·leḡ (N-msc) -- A channel, canal. From palag; a rill.">The streams</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm" title="4392: mā·lê (Adj-ms) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">are full</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: tā·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">You prepare</a> <a href="/hebrew/1715.htm" title="1715: də·ḡā·nām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Corn, grain (of cereals). From dagah; properly, increase, i.e. Grain.">our grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: tə·ḵî·ne·hā (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">by providing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">for the earth.</a> 10You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a> For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a> Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.” <a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a> He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields. <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a> They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’ <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a> that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a> then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil. <a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a> Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a> Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a> So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a> Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field. <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a> As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.” <a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a> And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ... <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-15</a> He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. / He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. <a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a> Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things. <a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a> I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You visit the earth, and water it: you greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water: you prepare them corn, when you have so provided for it.visitest<a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13,14</a> He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works… <a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11,12</a> But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: … <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6</a> Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.and waterest it.<a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a> A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;greatly<a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11</a> Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.<a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9,10</a> Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary… <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-15</a> He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works… the river<a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4</a> There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.<a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1</a> And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.thou preparest<a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a> And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.<a href="/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37</a> And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.<a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a> Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/psalms/63-4.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Care</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/4-7.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-25.htm">Enrich</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm">Enriching</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Fertile</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/psalms/62-6.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Inspected</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/50-5.htm">Making</a> <a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/psalms/61-7.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/57-7.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Preparest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-7.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">River</a> <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/psalms/59-5.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Visitest</a> <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Waterest</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Watering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/psalms/67-6.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Care</a> <a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-10.htm">Enrich</a> <a href="/romans/11-12.htm">Enriching</a> <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Fertile</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/psalms/66-3.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Inspected</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/75-9.htm">Making</a> <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Preparest</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/psalms/66-6.htm">River</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Visitest</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Waterest</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Watering</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 65</div>1. <a href="/psalms/65-1.htm">David praises God for his grace</a> 4. <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights God's providential care and sovereignty over creation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, agriculture was central to life, and water was a precious resource. The imagery of God attending to the earth suggests a personal and attentive involvement in the natural world, reminiscent of <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Genesis 2:5-6</a>, where God causes a mist to water the ground. This care reflects God's ongoing relationship with His creation, as seen in <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25-27</a>, where God is depicted as providing rain to satisfy the desolate wasteland.with abundance You enrich it. The concept of abundance here emphasizes God's generosity and the overflowing nature of His blessings. In <a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a>, God promises to open the heavens and bless the work of His people's hands, indicating that abundance is a sign of divine favor. This enrichment is not just physical but also spiritual, as seen in <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>, where Jesus speaks of giving life abundantly. The earth's enrichment can be seen as a type of the spiritual enrichment believers receive through Christ.The streams of God are full of water, This phrase underscores the sufficiency and provision of God. In a land where water scarcity was common, the image of full streams would be a powerful symbol of God's provision. <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a> speaks of God opening rivers on barren heights, symbolizing hope and sustenance. The "streams of God" can also be seen as a metaphor for the Holy Spirit, who is often associated with water (<a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a>), providing spiritual nourishment and life.for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. This part of the verse connects God's provision directly to human sustenance. The preparation of grain signifies the cycle of sowing and reaping, which is dependent on God's provision of rain and fertile soil. In <a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a>, Jesus teaches His disciples to pray for daily bread, acknowledging God's role in providing for physical needs. The preparation of grain can also be seen as a type of Christ, the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), who provides spiritual nourishment and sustenance to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The primary actor in this verse, God is depicted as the caretaker and provider for the earth, ensuring its fertility and abundance. 2. <a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a> The recipient of God's care and provision, representing the physical world and its ecosystems. 3. <a href="/topical/s/streams_of_god.htm">Streams of God</a> Symbolic of divine provision and abundance, these streams are full of water, signifying God's overflowing blessings. 4. <a href="/topical/g/grain.htm">Grain</a> Represents sustenance and provision for humanity, prepared by God through His care for the earth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty in Provision</a> Recognize that God is the ultimate provider of all resources and sustenance. His sovereignty ensures that the earth is cared for and that our needs are met. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_divine_abundance.htm">Dependence on Divine Abundance</a> Trust in God's abundant provision, knowing that He enriches the earth and prepares our sustenance. This trust should lead to a life of gratitude and reliance on Him. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a> As recipients of God's provision, we are called to be good stewards of the earth. This involves caring for the environment and using resources wisely. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a> Understand that God's preparation and provision occur in His perfect timing. Patience and faith are required as we wait for His blessings to manifest. <a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_daily_bread.htm">Gratitude for Daily Bread</a> Cultivate a heart of thankfulness for the daily provisions God grants us, recognizing them as gifts from His hand.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_65.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 65</a> <a href="/q/why_do_famines_occur_if_god_ensures_plenty.htm">(Psalm 65:9) If God “visits the earth” and ensures abundance, why do severe famines and droughts still devastate entire regions? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_dominion_theology_clash_with_climate_science.htm">How do climate science and environmentalism conflict with dominion theology?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_proof_god_uses_weather_to_teach.htm">Job 37:6–7 suggests God commands the weather to teach humans their frailty; is there historical or scientific proof of this divine lesson? </a> <a href="/q/how_do_disasters_fit_god's_purposes.htm">Job 37:12–13 claims storms fulfill God’s purposes of punishment or blessing; how do natural disaster patterns fit this idea? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/65.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Thou visitest . . .--Better, Thou hast visited. Even if there is not reference to some particular season of plenty, yet with a glance back on the memory of such. Instead of "earth," perhaps, here, "land."Waterest.--Or, floodest. The river of God stands for the rain. There is a Arabic proverb, "When the river of God comes, the river Isa (in Bagdad) ceases." The Rabbins say, "God has four keys which He never entrusts to any angel, and chief of these is the key of the rain." (Comp. <a href="/job/26-8.htm" title="He binds up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.">Job 26:8</a>; <a href="/job/28-26.htm" title="When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:">Job 28:26</a>; <a href="/job/38-28.htm" title="Has the rain a father? or who has begotten the drops of dew?">Job 38:28</a>.) The expression "river" for rain is very appropriate of the downpour of a country that has its rainy season. (Comp. "the rushing of the river rain," Tennyson's Vivien.)Thou preparest . . .--The Authorised Version misses the sense, which is, thou preparest their corn when thou hast prepared it (the land) so--i.e., in the manner now to be described. Thus LXX. and Vulgate.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/65.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 9-13. - In conclusion, the psalmist praises God for his bountiful providence with respect to the harvest. According to some, the whole poem is essentially a harvest thanksgiving, and the poet now "comes at last to the point aimed at from the first." He traces the whole process by which the glorious termination is arrived at. First, the "early rain" descending from "the river of God," or the reservoir for rain which God guards in the heavens (<a href="/job/38-37.htm">Job 38:37</a>), moistening the furrows, softening the ridges, and preparing the land for the seed-corn. Then the sowing, which, being man's work, is but just touched on (ver. 9, ad fin.). After that, the "latter rain" - the gentle showers of March and April - which cause the grain to burst and the blade to spring, and the ear to form itself, and turn the dull fallow into a mass of greenery (vers. 10, 12). At last, the full result - pastures clothed with flocks; valleys, the "long broad sweeps between parallel ranges of hills," covered over with corn; all nature laughing and shouting for joy (ver. 13). Verse 9. - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it (comp. <a href="/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27, 28</a>; <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Job 37:6</a>; <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26-28</a>; <a href="/psalms/147-18.htm">Psalm 147:18</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a>; <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a>). Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God. There is no "with" in the original; and the two clauses are better taken separately. Translate, Thou greatly enrichest it; the river of God is full of water. By "the river of God" is to be understood God's store of water in the clouds and atmosphere, which he can at any time retain or let loose. Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it; rather, when thou hast so prepared her (the earth). By thus preparing the earth for the sowing. God prepares for men the corn which they ultimately obtain at the harvest. <a href="/commentaries/psalms/65-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You attend to פָּקַ֥דְתָּ (pā·qaḏ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit the earth הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and water it; וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ (wat·tə·šō·qə·qe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7783.htm">Strong's 7783: </a> To run after, over, overflow with abundance רַבַּ֬ת (rab·baṯ) Adjective - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great You enrich it. תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה (ta‘·šə·ren·nāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6238.htm">Strong's 6238: </a> To accumulate, chiefly, to grow, rich The streams פֶּ֣לֶג (pe·leḡ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6388.htm">Strong's 6388: </a> A channel, canal of God אֱ֭לֹהִים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative are full מָ֣לֵא (mā·lê) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of of water, מָ֑יִם (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction You prepare תָּכִ֥ין (tā·ḵîn) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> To be erect our grain דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם (də·ḡā·nām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1715.htm">Strong's 1715: </a> Corn, grain (of cereals) by providing תְּכִינֶֽהָ׃ (tə·ḵî·ne·hā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> To be erect for [the earth]. כֵ֥ן (ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 65:9 You visit the earth and water it (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/65-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 65:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/65-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 65:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>