Psalm 65

PRaise silently for thee, O God,
doth wait in Zion hill,
And all the vows that they have made
to thee, they shall fulfill.
O thou that hearest prayers, which
to thee presented bee,
All sorts of men throughout the world
shall come and seek to thee.

Iniquities prevail, O Lord,
against me day by day,
But as for our transgressions, thou
shalt purge them clean away.
Happy is he whom thou dost choose,
and causest to draw near
Unto thy self, that he may dwell,
and in thy Courts appear.

With the great goodnesse of thine house
we shall be satisfi'd,
Of thy most holy Temple, which
thy self hast sanctifi'd.
By terrible and dreadful things,
in truth and righteousnesse,
O God of our salvation, us
thou answerest in distresse;

Who art of th'ends of all the earth
the confidence and stay,
And of the Islands, which within
the sea ly far away.
The hills and mountains great and high,
he hath established,
As with a girdle, so with power
he is encompassed.

The hideous noise of swelling waves
thou dost asswage and still,
Their waves great noise, and peoples rage
restrainest at thy will.
Those that in th' utmost parts do dwell,
at thy great works do fear,
From East to West thou mak'st them sing
for joy, both far and near.

The earth thou visit'st being dry,
and waters with thy springs,
And so enricht abundantly
by thee, much fruit it brings.
Gods river it doth overflow,
whose waters plenteous are,
When thou for it providest thus
their corn thou dost prepare.

By thee the ridges watred are,
and furrows setled bee,
With showers thou dost soften it,
the spring is blest by thee.
Thus thou the year abundantly
dost with thy goodnesse crown,
Thus plentifully upon us
thy paths drop fatnesse down.

They drop upon the pasture grounds
that are in deserts wide,
The little hills refresht thereby,
rejoice on every side.
With flocks the pastures clothed are,
the valleys cov'red bee
With corn, so that they shout for joy,
and also sing to thee.