Psalms 65:1-3

Psalm 65 ¹ 

For the music director; a psalm of David, a song.

65:1 Praise awaits you, ²  O God, in Zion.

Vows made to you are fulfilled.

65:2 You hear prayers; ³ 

all people approach you. ⁴ 

65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, ⁵ 

but you forgive ⁶  our acts of rebellion.

[65:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 65. The psalmist praises God because he forgives sin and blesses his people with an abundant harvest.

[65:1]  ² tn Heb “for you, silence, praise.” Many prefer to emend the noun דֻּמִיָּה (dumiyyah, “silence”) to a participle דּוֹמִיָּה (domiyyah), from the root דָּמָה (damah, “be silent”), understood here in the sense of “wait.”

[65:2]  ³ tn Heb “O one who hears prayer.”

[65:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “to you all flesh comes.”

[65:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”

[65:3]  ⁶ tn Or “make atonement for.”