Psalm 65 Commentary
God’s Perfection and Goodness In Creation.
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KEY THOUGHT: You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance. [Psalm 65:11 NKJV]
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Psalm 65 NKJV
Praise to God for His Salvation and Providence
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.
65 Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion;
And to You the [a]vow shall be performed.
2 O You who hear prayer,
To You all flesh will come.
3 Iniquities prevail against me;
As for our transgressions,
You will provide atonement for them.
4 Blessed is the man You choose,
And cause to approach You,
That he may dwell in Your courts.
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Of Your holy temple.
5 By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us,
O God of our salvation,
You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
And of the far-off seas;
6 Who established the mountains by His strength,
Being clothed with power;
7 You who still the noise of the seas,
The noise of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples.
8 They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs;
You make the outgoings of the morning and evening [b]rejoice.
9 You [c]visit the earth and water it,
You greatly enrich it;
The river of God is full of water;
You provide their grain,
For so You have prepared it.
10 You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.
12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;
The valleys also are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, they also sing.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 65:1 A promised deed
b. Psalm 65:8 shout for joy
c. Psalm 65:9 give attention to
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 65 Commentary
Creation is God’s workshop. It is a factory. Humanity is one important product. The material world is another.
Humanity functions as a praise team. But wickedness is a problem here, and so the LORD extends His forgiveness.
Each time we hear the word “the wicked”, our mind settles on someone we know who has committed sin against us/others. But this book has unequivocally, presented everyone as wicked. In this chapter, the psalmist admits that sin has overwhelmed him.
He seeks compassion from the Creator God. It’s a posture we all need to assume.
Regarding the material world, the LORD becomes the Earth-Tamer, Ocean-Pourer, Mountain-Maker, Hill-Dresser, and Muzzler of the sea storm. Creation is not without control. The LORD sits above everything.
This psalm recognizes the continuous presence of God’s hand in creation. For humanity, the value of God’s presence is in forgiveness. But for the material world, the LORD works by keeping the physical elements of creation in check. They function to display His beauty!
The tourism industry thrives on the thrill and awe of creation. Does humanity appreciate the Creator God for the wonders of creation? Praise should be a natural reaction as humanity experiences life. If it doesn’t happen, then humanity experiences forgiveness.
It is a blessing to be drawn into the presence of the LORD by way of forgiveness.
The LORD determines the shape of the physical elements of creation. But the LORD also answers the prayers of the saints. In a way, saints can participate in creation through their requests. The LORD shapes life according to the requests of the saints.
This psalm brings together several aspects of creation to the fore. Worship can be enriched by the thought that the LORD of creation is present in nature.
The temple in Zion is God’s house. But this psalm extends God’s house to the “farthest seas”. The mention of Zion and the temple in Jerusalem may appear to “localize” God. The teaching of scripture is that the LORD God is infinitely larger than the known human boundaries, physical or otherwise logical.
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