65:2 To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on Zion; To you our vows must befulfilled,
65:3 you who hear our prayers. To you all flesh must come
65:4 with its burden of wicked deeds. We are overcome by our sins; only you canpardon them.
65:5 Happy the chosen ones you bring to dwell in your courts. May we be filledwith the good things of your house, the blessings of your holy temple!II
65:6 You answer us with awesome deeds of justice, O God our savior, The hope of allthe ends of the earth and of far distant islands.
65:7 You are robed in power, you set up the mountains by your might.
65:8 You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult ofthe peoples.
65:9 Distant peoples stand in awe of your marvels; east and west you make resoundwith joy.
65:10 You visit the earth and water it, make it abundantly fertile. God’s streamis filled with water; with it you supply the world with grain. Thus do youprepare the earth:
65:11 you drench plowed furrows, and level their ridges. With showers you keep theground soft, blessing its young sprouts.
65:12 You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain.
65:13 The untilled meadows also drip; the hills are robed with joy.
65:14 The pastures are clothed with flocks, the valleys blanketed with grain; theycheer and sing for joy.