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They all shout and sing for joy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/65.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/65.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/65.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/65.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with flocks, And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/65.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They make a loud shout, indeed, they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/65.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy and they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/65.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks and the valleys covered with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/65.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks and the valleys covered with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/65.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered over with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/65.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Meadows are filled with sheep and goats; valleys overflow with grain and echo with joyful songs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/65.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/65.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys are carpeted with grain. All of them shout triumphantly. Indeed, they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/65.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The fields are covered with sheep; the valleys are full of wheat. Everything shouts and sings for joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/65.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout for joy; yes, they burst out in song!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/65.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout joyfully, yes, they sing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/65.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy. They also sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/65.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/65.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/65.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/65.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with the flock, "" And valleys are covered with grain, "" They shout—indeed, they sing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/65.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Clothed have lambs the flock, And valleys are covered with corn, They shout -- yea, they sing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/65.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The lambs of the sheep were clothed, and the valleys shall be covered with corn; they shall shout for joy, they shall also sing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/65.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales shall abound with corn: they shall shout, yea they shall sing a hymn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/65.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 64:14>The rams of the sheep have been clothed, and the valleys will abound with grain. They will cry out; yes, they will even utter a hymn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/65.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The pastures are clothed with flocks, the valleys blanketed with grain; they cheer and sing for joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/65.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/65.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The pastures shall be covered with fattening sheep, the valleys shall be clothed with wheat; they shall rejoice, yea, they shall sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/65.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they will wear the fat of sheep, and the vales will be filled with grain and they will rejoice and sing praise. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/65.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The meadows are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered over with corn; They shout for joy, yea, they sing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/65.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The rams of the flock are clothed <i>with wool</i>, and the valleys shall abound in corn; they shall cry aloud, yea they shall sing hymns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/65-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7621" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Praise Awaits You, O God, in Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3733.htm" title="3733: ḵā·rîm (N-mp) -- From karar in the sense of plumpness; a ram, including a battering-ram; hence, a meadow; also a pad or camel's saddle.">The pastures</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: lā·ḇə·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">are clothed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">with flocks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: wa·‘ă·mā·qîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">and the valleys</a> <a href="/hebrew/5848.htm" title="5848: ya·‘aṭ·p̄ū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To shroud, clothe, to languish. A primitive root; to shroud, i.e. Clothe; hence to languish.">are decked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1250.htm" title="1250: ḇār (N-ms) -- Grain, corn. Or bar; from barar; grain of any kind; by extens. The open country.">with grain.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7321.htm" title="7321: yiṯ·rō·w·‘ă·‘ū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To raise a shout, give a blast. A primitive root; to mar; figuratively, to split the ears, i.e. Shout.">They shout in triumph;</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: yā·šî·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">they sing.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-24.htm">Joel 2:24</a></span><br />The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a></span><br />I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-22</a></span><br />“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-28.htm">Job 36:28</a></span><br />which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Proverbs 3:10</a></span><br />then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Matthew 6:28-30</a></span><br />And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. / Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-27.htm">Luke 12:27-28</a></span><br />Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a></span><br />Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.</p><p class="hdg">pastures</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24-28</a></b></br> O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17</a></b></br> For how great <i>is</i> his goodness, and how great <i>is</i> his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></b></br> Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.</p><p class="hdg">they shout</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Psalm 96:11-13</a></b></br> Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Psalm 98:7-9</a></b></br> Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1,2,10</a></b></br> The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/65-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/45-3.htm">Clothe</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/59-16.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/job/40-10.htm">Deck</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">Grass-Land</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/judges/20-33.htm">Meadows</a> <a href="/psalms/65-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/psalms/65-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/psalms/63-7.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/psalms/65-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Valleys</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Clothe</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Deck</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/psalms/68-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-10.htm">Grass-Land</a> <a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Meadows</a> <a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/83-12.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/psalms/66-2.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/66-4.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/psalms/66-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Valleys</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 65</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/65-1.htm">David praises God for his grace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits</a></span><br></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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In biblical times, pastoral life was central to the economy and sustenance of the people. The "clothed" pastures suggest a covering or abundance, indicating God's provision and care. This imagery is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1-2</a>, where the Lord is depicted as a shepherd who provides for His flock. The presence of flocks also symbolizes prosperity and peace, as seen in <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Job 42:12</a>, where Job's restored fortunes include numerous flocks.<p><b>and the valleys are decked with grain</b><br>Valleys in the ancient Near East were often fertile areas ideal for agriculture. The phrase "decked with grain" suggests a bountiful harvest, a sign of divine favor and blessing. This abundance is a fulfillment of God's promise to provide for His people, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Deuteronomy 28:8</a>, where obedience to God results in blessings on the land. The imagery of grain also points to sustenance and life, echoing the provision of manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16) and foreshadowing Jesus as the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<p><b>They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing</b><br>The personification of the pastures and valleys as shouting and singing indicates a joyful response to God's blessings. This reflects the biblical theme of creation praising its Creator, as seen in <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Psalm 96:11-12</a>, where the heavens, earth, sea, and fields rejoice. The triumph and singing symbolize victory and celebration, often associated with God's deliverance and faithfulness. This joy is a foretaste of the ultimate redemption and restoration of creation, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a>, where the mountains and hills break forth into singing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pastures_of_the_wilderness.htm">Pastures of the Wilderness</a></b><br>This phrase refers to the uncultivated lands that are typically barren and desolate. In this context, they are depicted as overflowing, symbolizing abundance and divine blessing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hills.htm">Hills</a></b><br>The hills represent the elevated places of the earth, often seen as majestic and enduring. Here, they are described as being "robed with joy," indicating a transformation brought about by God's provision.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/overflow.htm">Overflow</a></b><br>This event signifies an abundance that surpasses normal expectations, suggesting a divine intervention that brings prosperity and joy to the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joy.htm">Joy</a></b><br>Joy is personified as clothing the hills, indicating a deep, pervasive sense of happiness and fulfillment that comes from God's blessings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_desolate_places.htm">God's Provision in Desolate Places</a></b><br>Even in the wilderness, where resources are scarce, God can bring about abundance. This teaches us to trust in God's provision, even in seemingly hopeless situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_divine_blessing.htm">Transformation Through Divine Blessing</a></b><br>The transformation of the hills being "robed with joy" illustrates how God's blessings can change our circumstances and bring joy into our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_as_a_result_of_god's_abundance.htm">Joy as a Result of God's Abundance</a></b><br>True joy comes from recognizing and experiencing God's abundant blessings in our lives. We should cultivate a heart of gratitude for His provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation's_response_to_god's_goodness.htm">Creation's Response to God's Goodness</a></b><br>The natural world responds to God's blessings with joy, reminding us to also respond with praise and thanksgiving for His goodness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_65.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 65</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_65_13_literal_or_poetic.htm">(Psalm 65:13) Can the depiction of fields and valleys rejoicing be taken literally, or should it be viewed purely as poetic language?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_canaan's_land_enough_for_abram_and_lot.htm">According to Genesis 13:5-6, was there really enough pastureland in Canaan to support both Abram and Lot's immense flocks, considering the region's known agricultural limits?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_blood_sustain_life.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 23:4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_reuben_and_gad_sustain_herds.htm">Numbers 32:1-5: How could the tribes of Reuben and Gad realistically sustain such large herds in a desert environment with limited resources?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/65.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - The pastures are clothed with flocks; or, <span class="accented">with their flocks; i.e.</span> the flocks befitting them. The valleys also are covered over with corn. The great open sweeps between the ranges of hills are completely covered over with grain crops, wheat, barley, millet; and the result is that they seem to shout for joy, they also sing. This is better than the rendering of Ewald and Delitzsch, "Man shouts for joy; he sings." All the poets personify Nature, and make her sympathize with human kind (comp. <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Isaiah 14:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a>; Virg., ' Eclog.,' 5:62; ' Georg.,' 4:461). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/65-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The pastures</span><br /><span class="heb">כָרִ֨ים ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are clothed</span><br /><span class="heb">לָבְשׁ֬וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with flocks,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּ֗אן</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the valleys</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲמָקִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·mā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vale</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are decked</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעַטְפוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘aṭ·p̄ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5848.htm">Strong's 5848: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shroud, clothe, to languish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with grain.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1250.htm">Strong's 1250: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grain, the open country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They shout in triumph;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·rō·w·‘ă·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7321.htm">Strong's 7321: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mar, to split the ears, shout</span><br /><br /><span class="word">indeed,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַף־</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they sing.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִֽׁירוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šî·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sing</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/65-13.htm">Psalm 65:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 65:13 The pastures are covered with flocks (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/65-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 65:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/66-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 66:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 66:1" /></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>