Psalm 65

Psalms · Chapter 65

Psalms 65:10

1Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.3Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.5By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:6Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.8They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.9Thou 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.10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.Thou waterest its furrows abundantly; Thou settlest the ridges thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers; Thou blessest the springing thereof.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
furrows itsתְּלָמֶ֣יהָte-la-MEI-haH8525
furrow

תֶּ֫לֶם (te.lem) furrow

[surely] wateringרַ֭וֵּהRA-vehH7301
to quench

רָוָה (ra.vah) 1) to be satiated or saturated, have or drink one's fill 1a) (Qal) to take one's fill 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to be drunk, be intoxicated 1b2) to drench, water abundantly, saturate 1c) (Hiphil) to saturate, water, cause to drink

you press downנַחֵ֣תna-CHETH5181
to descend

נָחֵת (na.chat) 1) to go down, descend 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go down, descend 1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate 1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow) 1d) (Hiphil) to bring down Aramaic equivalent: ne.chat (נְחֵת "to descend" H5182)

ridges itsגְּדוּדֶ֑יהָge-du-DEI-haH1417
furrow

גְּדוּד (ge.dud) 1) something cut, furrow, cutting 1a) a furrow 1b) cuttings (as a sign of mourning) Also means: ge.du.dah (גְּדוּדָה "furrow" H1418)

with copious showersבִּרְבִיבִ֥יםbir-vi-VIMH7241
shower

רְבִיבִים (ra.viv) 1) copious showers, heavy showers 1a) as bringing fertility 1b) of prophetic influence (fig)

you soften itתְּ֝מֹגְגֶ֗נָּהte-mo-ge-GE-nahH4127
to melt

מוּג (mug) 1) to melt, cause to melt 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to melt, faint 1a2) to cause to melt 1b) (Niphal) to melt away 1c) (Polel) to soften, dissolve, dissipate 1d) (Hithpolel) to melt, flow

growth itsצִמְחָ֥הּtzim-CHAHH6780
branch

צֶ֫מַח (tse.mach) 1) sprout, growth, branch 1a) sprouting, growth, sprout 1b) growth (of process) 1c) sprout, shoot (of Messiah from Davidic tree)

you blessתְּבָרֵֽךְ׃te-va-REKHH1288
to bless

בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (בְּרַךְ "to bless" H1289)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.