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the hills are clothed with gladness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/65.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/65.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/65.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They drop <i>upon</i> the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/65.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They drop <i>on</i> the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/65.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/65.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/65.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness drip [with dew], And the hills are encircled with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/65.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wilderness pastures overflow, and the hills are robed with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/65.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wilderness pastures overflow, and the hills are robed with joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/65.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; And the hills are girded with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/65.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Desert pastures blossom, and mountains celebrate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/65.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the hills are girded with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/65.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The pastures in the desert overflow [with richness]. The hills are surrounded with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/65.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The pastures are filled with flocks; the hillsides are full of joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/65.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The wilderness pastures drip with dew, and the hills wrap themselves with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/65.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/65.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, and the hills are clothed with joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/65.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/65.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/65.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/65.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The pastures of a wilderness drop, "" And You gird the hills with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/65.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Drop do the pastures of a wilderness, And joy of the heights Thou girdest on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/65.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The pastures of the desert shall drop, and the hills shall be girded with joy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/65.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The beautiful places of the wilderness shall grow fat: and the hills shall be girded about with joy, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/65.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 64:13>The beauty of the desert will fatten, and the hills will be wrapped with exultation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/65.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The meadows of the wilderness also drip; the hills are robed with joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/65.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/65.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall be filled with the pastures of the wilderness, and the hills shall be surrounded with glory.<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 be satisfied from the pastures of the wilderness and the hills will be girded in glory<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/65.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The pastures of the wilderness do drop; And the hills are girded with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/65.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The mountains of the wilderness shall be enriched; and the hills shall gird themselves with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/65-12.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=7615" 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">11</span>You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4999.htm" title="4999: nə·’ō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place. From na'ah; a home; figuratively, a pasture.">The pastures</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">of the wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7491.htm" title="7491: yir·‘ă·p̄ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To trickle, drip. A primitive root; to drip.">overflow;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">the hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/2296.htm" title="2296: taḥ·gō·rə·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To gird, gird on, gird oneself. A primitive root; to gird on.">are robed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1524.htm" title="1524: wə·ḡîl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A revolution, joy. From giyl; a revolution; also joy.">with joy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.…<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/2-22.htm">Joel 2:22-24</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best. / 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. / 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="/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="/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="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</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. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<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="/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="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26-27</a></span><br />I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. / The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-30.htm">Matthew 6:30</a></span><br />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="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.<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="/1_kings/8-35.htm">1 Kings 8:35-36</a></span><br />When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them, / then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-15</a></span><br />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.<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">They drop on the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.</p><p class="hdg">drop</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Psalm 104:10-13</a></b></br> He sendeth the springs into the valleys, <i>which</i> run among the hills… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26,27</a></b></br> To cause it to rain on the earth, <i>where</i> no man <i>is; on</i> the wilderness, wherein <i>there is</i> no man; … </p><p class="hdg">rejoice [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Psalm 65:6</a></b></br> Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; <i>being</i> girded with power:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Isaiah 55:9-13</a></b></br> For <i>as</i> the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10,11</a></b></br> I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh <i>himself</i> with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth <i>herself</i> with her jewels… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Drip</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Drop</a> <a href="/psalms/62-3.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/45-3.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Girdest</a> <a href="/psalms/64-10.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/51-8.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Little</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/45-15.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/psalms/45-3.htm">Side</a> <a href="/psalms/64-10.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/psalms/72-9.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Drip</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Drop</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Girdest</a> <a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/68-3.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/68-27.htm">Little</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/psalms/66-6.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/105-43.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/psalms/71-21.htm">Side</a> <a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">Wilderness</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, the wilderness often symbolized a place of testing and scarcity, as seen in the Israelites' journey through the desert. The imagery of overflowing pastures suggests a miraculous transformation, akin to the promise of restoration and blessing found in <a href="/isaiah/35.htm">Isaiah 35:1</a>, where the desert is said to "rejoice and blossom." This abundance can be seen as a type of the spiritual nourishment and life that Jesus Christ provides, as He is the Good Shepherd who leads His flock to green pastures (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>, <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>).<p><b>the hills are robed with joy.</b><br>The hills being "robed with joy" conveys a sense of celebration and beauty in creation. In ancient Israel, hills and mountains were often places of worship and divine encounter, such as Mount Sinai and Mount Zion. The imagery of hills wearing joy as a garment suggests a transformation that reflects God's glory and favor. This can be connected to the joy of creation itself, as seen in <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Psalm 96:11-12</a>, where the earth rejoices at the coming of the Lord. The concept of being "robed" also alludes to the righteousness and salvation that believers receive through Christ, as described in <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a>, where the faithful are clothed with garments of salvation and a robe of righteousness.<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 refers to the uncultivated lands that are often 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 are described as being "robed with joy," indicating a transformation from their natural state to one of celebration and beauty, reflecting God's provision and care.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/overflow.htm">Overflow</a></b><br>This term signifies abundance and plenty, suggesting that God's blessings are not just sufficient but abundant, even in places that are typically barren.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joy.htm">Joy</a></b><br>The joy mentioned here is not just an emotion but a state of being that results from God's blessings and presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_provision.htm">Divine Provision</a></b><br>The overarching theme of this verse is God's provision, which transforms the natural world and brings joy and abundance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_abundance_in_desolation.htm">God's Abundance in Desolation</a></b><br>Even in the wilderness of our lives, God can bring abundance and transformation. Trust in His provision, even when circumstances seem barren.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_as_a_garment.htm">Joy as a Garment</a></b><br>Just as the hills are robed with joy, we are called to put on joy as a garment, reflecting God's goodness in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_divine_presence.htm">Transformation through Divine Presence</a></b><br>God's presence can transform any situation. Seek His presence daily to experience the overflowing blessings He offers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_provision.htm">Recognizing God's Provision</a></b><br>Be attentive to the ways God provides for you, even in unexpected places. Cultivate gratitude for His abundant blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_overflow.htm">Spiritual Overflow</a></b><br>Allow the overflow of God's blessings in your life to spill over into the lives of others, sharing His joy and abundance.<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/what_does_'incline_your_ear'_mean.htm">Should we escape to the mountains for safety?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_114_8_consistent_with_moses'_rock.htm">Does the miraculous water from rock in Psalm 114:8 align with other biblical accounts of Moses striking a rock, or are there inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_leave_99_sheep_to_find_1.htm">Why would a shepherd risk leaving ninety-nine sheep to fend for themselves just to find one, as stated in Luke 15:4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_at_massah_in_the_bible.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 121:1?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">They drop upon.</span>--Supply "fatness" from the last verse.<p><span class= "bld">And the</span> <span class= "bld">little hills.</span>--See margin. The freshness and beauty of plant life, which suddenly, as by a miracle, in Eastern lands clothes the hill-sides, resembles a fair mantle thrown round their shoulders, as if to deck them for some festival.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/65.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; rather, <span class="accented">the pastures of the wilderness drip with it; i.e.</span> with the "fatness" which is shed from God's presence. And the little hills rejoice on every side; literally, <span class="accented">are girded with joy.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/65-12.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">נְא֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4999.htm">Strong's 4999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wilderness</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְבָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overflow;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭רְעֲפוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·‘ă·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7491.htm">Strong's 7491: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trickle, drip</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hills</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבָע֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hillock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are robed</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְגֹּֽרְנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·gō·rə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gird, gird on, gird oneself</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with joy.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝גִ֗יל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1524.htm">Strong's 1524: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution, joy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 65:12 The wilderness grasslands overflow (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/65-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 65:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/65-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 65:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:13" /></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>