5th Day Mid-Day - Psalm 65

Psalm 65   Te decet hymnus

 

1            You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; *

        to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.

 

2            To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come, *

        because of their transgressions.

 

3            Our sins are stronger than we are, *

        but you will blot them out.

 

4            Happy are they whom you choose

and draw to your courts to dwell there! *

        they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house,

        by the holiness of your temple.

 

5            Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness,

O God of our salvation, *

        O Hope of all the ends of the earth

        and of the seas that are far away.

 

6            You make fast the mountains by your power; *

        they are girded about with might.

 

7            You still the roaring of the seas, *

        the roaring of their waves,

        and the clamor of the peoples.

8            Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will tremble at your

marvelous signs; *

        you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.

 

9            You visit the earth and water it abundantly;

you make it very plenteous; *

        the river of God is full of water.

 

10            You prepare the grain, *

        for so you provide for the earth.

 

11            You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; *

        with heavy rain you soften the ground and bless its increase.

 

12            You crown the year with your goodness, *

        and your paths overflow with plenty.

 

13            May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing, *

        and the hills be clothed with joy.

 

14            May the meadows cover themselves with flocks,

and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; *

        let them shout for joy and sing.