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Psalms 65

1.Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

2.O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

3.Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

4.Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

5.By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

6.Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

7.Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

8.They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

9.Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

10.Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

11.Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

12.They drop upon 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 over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

Asked of Guide

Why does the psalm say God 'still eth the noise of the seas' right after praising his care for crops?

The psalm ties God’s control over chaotic forces to his provision for life: verse 7 says he “stilleth the noise of the seas,” and verses 9–13 turn that sovereign calm into concrete blessing on the land—rivers, showers, abundant harvests. The movement shows a single divine act that both calms danger and makes the world fruitful, so his power is both protective and providential.

This pattern echoes themes in Isaiah and in Jonah where God’s mastery over nature brings order and blessing; Isaiah 40 emphasizes God who “measures the waters in the hollow of his hand,” and Jonah shows sea-calming as God’s authority. Here the sea’s silencing signals the same dependable rule that crowns the year with goodness.

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