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even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/65.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/65.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/65.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip <i>with</i> abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/65.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have crowned the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip <i>with</i> fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have crowned the year with Your bounty, And Your paths drip with fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/65.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast crowned the year with Thy bounty, And Thy paths drip <i>with</i> fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/65.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip <i>with</i> richness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/65.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You crown the year with Your bounty, And Your paths overflow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/65.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You crown the year with your goodness; your carts overflow with plenty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/65.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You crown the year with Your goodness; Your ways overflow with plenty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/65.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/65.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Wherever your footsteps touch the earth, a rich harvest is gathered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/65.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/65.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You crown the year with your goodness, and richness overflows wherever you are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/65.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What a rich harvest your goodness provides! Wherever you go there is plenty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/65.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You crown the year with your goodness; your footsteps drop prosperity behind them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/65.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/65.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/65.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/65.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/65.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/65.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have crowned the year of Your goodness, "" And Your paths drop fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/65.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast crowned the year of Thy goodness, And Thy paths drop fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/65.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou crownest the year of thy goodness, and thy tracks shall drop fatness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/65.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be filled with plenty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/65.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 64:12>You will bless the crown of the year with your kindness, and your fields will be filled with abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/65.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/65.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with richness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/65.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and the calves have rich pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/65.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Bless the crown of the year with your kindness and your calves will be filled with sprouting grass<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/65.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; And Thy paths drop fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/65.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt bless the crown of the year <i>because</i> of thy goodness; and thy plains shall be filled with fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/65-11.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=7608" 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">10</span>You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5849.htm" title="5849: ‘iṭ·ṭar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To encircle, to crown. A primitive root; to encircle; especially to crown.">You crown</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·naṯ (N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">the year</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">with Your bounty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4570.htm" title="4570: ū·ma‘·gā·le·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- An entrenchment, track. Or feminine mapgalah; from the same as agol; a track; also a rampart.">and Your paths</a> <a href="/hebrew/7491.htm" title="7491: yir·‘ă·p̄ūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To trickle, drip. A primitive root; to drip.">overflow</a> <a href="/hebrew/1880.htm" title="1880: dā·šen (N-ms) -- Fatness, ashes of fat. From dashen; the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. abundance; specifically the ashes of sacrifices.">with plenty.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.…<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="/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="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a></span><br />The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.<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="/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="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<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="/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="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</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.<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/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a></span><br />“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You crown the year with your goodness; and your paths drop fatness.</p><p class="hdg">crownest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-12.htm">Psalm 5:12</a></b></br> For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as <i>with</i> a shield.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-4.htm">Psalm 103:4</a></b></br> Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-18.htm">Proverbs 14:18</a></b></br> The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.</p><p class="hdg">with thy [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-10.htm">Psalm 25:10</a></b></br> All the paths of the LORD <i>are</i> mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3</a></b></br> Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Joel 2:14,21-26</a></b></br> Who knoweth <i>if</i> he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; <i>even</i> a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? … </p><p class="hdg">fatness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8</a></b></br> They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17</a></b></br> And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/52-7.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/esther/2-18.htm">Bounty</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-7.htm">Carts</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/psalms/8-5.htm">Crowned</a> <a href="/psalms/8-5.htm">Crownest</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Drip</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Drop</a> <a href="/psalms/59-7.htm">Dropping</a> <a href="/psalms/63-5.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Footsteps</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Life-Giving</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/psalms/25-10.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Tracks</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/66-3.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Bounty</a> <a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Carts</a> <a href="/psalms/76-6.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-18.htm">Crowned</a> <a href="/psalms/8-5.htm">Crownest</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Drip</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Drop</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Dropping</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Footsteps</a> <a href="/psalms/66-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Life-Giving</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Tracks</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/65.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/65.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You crown the year with Your bounty</b><br>This phrase reflects the agricultural cycle of ancient Israel, where the year was marked by seasons of planting and harvest. The imagery of a "crown" suggests honor and completion, indicating that God brings the year to its fruitful conclusion. In biblical times, a bountiful harvest was seen as a direct blessing from God, affirming His provision and faithfulness. This concept is echoed in <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a>, where God promises rain in its season and the land yielding its produce. The "crown" also symbolizes authority and kingship, pointing to God's sovereign rule over creation. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the King of Kings and the ultimate provider of spiritual and physical sustenance.<p><b>and Your paths overflow with plenty</b><br>The "paths" refer to the ways of God, which are characterized by abundance and prosperity. In the context of ancient Israel, paths or roads were often associated with trade and the movement of goods, suggesting that God's ways lead to provision and blessing. The overflowing nature of these paths indicates an abundance that exceeds mere sufficiency, aligning with the biblical theme of God's generosity, as seen in <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a>, where God promises to open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing until there is no more need. This abundance can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the spiritual abundance found in Christ, who offers life and life more abundantly (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>). The imagery of overflowing paths can also be connected to the rivers of living water that Jesus speaks of in <a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38</a>, symbolizing the Holy Spirit's work in the believer's life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/65.htm">Psalm 65</a>, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. He often expressed gratitude and praise to God for His provision and blessings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is the primary audience of the Psalms. This verse reflects the agricultural context of ancient Israel, where God's provision was seen in the fertility of the land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_creation.htm">God's Creation</a></b><br>The psalm reflects on the natural world and God's role in sustaining and blessing it, emphasizing His sovereignty over creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_abundant_provision.htm">God's Abundant Provision</a></b><br>God is the ultimate provider, and His blessings are abundant. Recognize and give thanks for the ways He provides for our needs, both physically and spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Just as God crowns the year with bounty, His timing is perfect. Trust in His plans and timing, even when they differ from our own expectations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_god's_blessings.htm">Stewardship of God's Blessings</a></b><br>With abundance comes responsibility. We are called to be good stewards of the resources and blessings God has given us, using them to glorify Him and serve others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_in_all_seasons.htm">Gratitude in All Seasons</a></b><br>Whether in times of plenty or want, cultivate a heart of gratitude. Recognize that every good gift comes from God, and maintain a posture of thankfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/walking_in_god's_paths.htm">Walking in God's Paths</a></b><br>The paths of God overflow with plenty. Seek to walk in His ways, aligning our lives with His will, and experience the fullness of His blessings.<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_god_our_eternal_dwelling_place.htm">Are pleasures everlasting?</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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_rewards_await_us_in_heaven.htm">What rewards await us in heaven?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">Thou crownest.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">hast crowned. </span>We generally connect the idea of <span class= "ital">completion </span>with this metaphor, but the original thought in the Hebrew word, as in the Greek <span class= "greekheb">?????</span><span class= "ital"><span class= "bld">, </span></span>is probably to <span class= "ital">encompass. </span>Comp. the Latin <span class= "ital">corono </span>in <span class= "ital">Lucretius, </span>2:802--<p>"Sylva coronat aquas ingens nemus omne."<p>All "the circle of the golden year" had been attended by Divine goodness. The meaning seems to be that God had made a year which was naturally prosperous still more abundant.<p><span class= "bld">Paths.</span>--The root from which the Hebrew word is formed means <span class= "ital">to roll, </span>or <span class= "ital">revolve, </span>and it often means the track made by a wheel. This idea may be present since God is often represented in Hebrew poetry as riding on a chariot of clouds, generally with the association of wrath and destruction (<a href="/psalms/18-10.htm" title="And he rode on a cherub, and did fly: yes, he did fly on the wings of the wind.">Psalm 18:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm" title="Sing to God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rides on the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.">Psalm 68:4</a>), but here, with the thought of plenty and peace following on His track, as in the Latin poet--<p>"Te fugiunt venti, te nubila c?li<p>Adventumque tuum, tibi suaves d?dala tellus<p>Submittit flores, tibi rident aequora ponti<p>Placatumque ridet diffuso lumine c?lum." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/65.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness. As God had begun, so he goes on to the "crowning" of the whole. And thy paths drop fatness. As he moves about, visiting the earth (ver. 9), there drop from him fertility and abundance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/65-11.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">You crown</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֭טַּרְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘iṭ·ṭar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5849.htm">Strong's 5849: </a> </span><span class="str2">To encircle, to crown</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the year</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with Your bounty,</span><br /><span class="heb">טוֹבָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Your paths</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝מַעְגָּלֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ma‘·gā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4570.htm">Strong's 4570: </a> </span><span class="str2">An entrenchment, track</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overflow</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְעֲפ֥וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yir·‘ă·p̄ūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<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">with plenty.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּֽשֶׁן׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·šen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1880.htm">Strong's 1880: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fat, fatness, abundance, the, ashes of sacrifices</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 65:11 You crown the year with your bounty (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/65-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 65:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/65-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 65:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 65:12" /></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>