On the Way to Wonder

Tomorrow we will read Psalm 65 responsively.  The psalm thanks God for his faithfulness.  The first four verses focus on the forgiveness that God offers.  Verses five to eight thanks God for his involvement in our lives and our world.  The last four verses, nine to thirteen, King David thanks God for his provisions.  Let’s prepare our hearts for tomorrow by reading and agreeing with psalm in thanking God for his presence, even when the sun is not shining and God seems to be hiding behind a cloud.  The long internet reference is to a nice worship song based on this psalm.  Enjoy!  Blessings.

Psalm: Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13

Your paths overflow with plenty. (Ps. 65:11)

[ ¹You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; to you shall vows be fulfilled.
 ²To you, the one who answers prayer, to you all flesh shall come.
 ³Our sins are stronger than we are, but you blot out our transgressions.
 ⁴Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there!  They will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple. 
 ⁵Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness, O God of our salvation, O hope of all the ends of the earth and of the oceans far away.
 ⁶You make firm the mountains by your power; you are girded about with might.
 ⁷You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the clamor of the peoples.
 ⁸Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will tremble at your marvelous signs; you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.
 ⁹You visit the earth and water it abundantly; you make it very plenteous; the river of God is full of water. You prepare the grain, for so you provide for the earth.
 ¹⁰You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges;
  with heavy rain you soften the ground and bless its increase.
 ¹¹You crown the year with your goodness,
  and your paths overflow with plenty.
 ¹²May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing,
  and the hills be clothed with joy.
 ¹³May the meadows cover themselves with flocks, and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; let them shout for joy and sing.

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