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Psalms 65:1
To the director: A praise song of David.
God in Zion, we praise you and give you what we promised.Bible Study Resources
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To You, there will be silence and praise in Zion, O God,And to You the vow will be paid.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God, And to You the vow will be performed.O Lorde thou wylt be greatly praysed in Sion: and vnto thee shal vowes be perfourmed
To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: a Song.
Praise waiteth for thee in silence, O God, in Zion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed.Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed.
To the chief musician. A Psalm and Song of David. To You silence is praise, O God, in Zion; and to You is a vow paid.
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[To the chiefe musician, a Psalme and song of Dauid.] Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and vnto thee shall the vowe be performed.
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
Thou (o God) art praysed in Sion, and vnto the is the vowe perfourmed.
A David Psalm Silence is praise to you, Zion-dwelling God, And also obedience. You hear the prayer in it all. We all arrive at your doorstep sooner or later, loaded with guilt, Our sins too much for us— but you get rid of them once and for all. Blessed are the chosen! Blessed the guest at home in your place! We expect our fill of good things in your house, your heavenly manse. All your salvation wonders are on display in your trophy room. Earth-Tamer, Ocean-Pourer, Mountain-Maker, Hill-Dresser, Muzzler of sea storm and wave crash, of mobs in noisy riot— Far and wide they'll come to a stop, they'll stare in awe, in wonder. Dawn and dusk take turns calling, "Come and worship." Oh, visit the earth, ask her to join the dance! Deck her out in spring showers, fill the God-River with living water. Paint the wheat fields golden. Creation was made for this! Drench the plowed fields, soak the dirt clods With rainfall as harrow and rake bring her to blossom and fruit. Snow-crown the peaks with splendor, scatter rose petals down your paths, All through the wild meadows, rose petals. Set the hills to dancing, Dress the canyon walls with live sheep, a drape of flax across the valleys. Let them shout, and shout, and shout! Oh, oh, let them sing!
To You belongs silence [the submissive wonder of reverence], and [it bursts into] praise in Zion, O God; And to You the vow shall be performed.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David.
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; And unto thee shall the vow be performed.For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A song of David. Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; And to you shall the vow be performed.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm [and] Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and to thee shall the vow be performed.
For the music director; a psalm of David, a song.
Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. Vows made to you are fulfilled.(A psalm by David and a song for the music leader.)
Our God, you deserve praise in Zion, where we keep our promises to you.For the leader. A psalm of David. A song:
To him that excelleth. A Psalme or song of Dauid. O God, praise waiteth for thee in Zion, and vnto thee shall the vowe be perfourmed.
PRAISE is befitting thee, O God, in Zion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed;
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For the Leader. A Psalm. A Song of David.
For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.
What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,All will be quiet before You, and praise belongs to You, O God, in Zion. And our promise to You will be kept.
Praise becomes thee, O God, in Sion; and to thee shall the vow be performed.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
To the leader. A Psalm of David. A Song.
Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed,(64-1) <To the end, a psalm of David. The canticle of Jeremias and Ezechiel to the people of the captivity, when they began to go out.> (64-2) A hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.
For the music director. A psalm of David. A song.
Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion, and to you the vow shall be fulfilled.To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.
Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, God, And the vow will be fulfilled for You.
For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
God, you will be praised in Jerusalem. We will keep our promises to you.O God, it is right for us to praise you in Zion and keep our promises to you,
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.
Praise is rightfully Yours, God, in Zion; vows to You will be fulfilled.The titil of the foure and sixtithe salm. `To victorie, `the salm of the song of Dauid. God, heriyng bicometh thee in Syon; and a vow schal be yolden to thee in Jerusalem.
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. A Song. To Thee, silence -- praise, O God, [is] in Zion, And to Thee is a vow completed.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due to thee, O God, in Zion; and to thee shall vows be performed,
Contextual Overview
To the director: A praise song of David.
God in Zion, we praise you and give you what we promised. 2 Anyone can come to you, and you will listen to their prayers. 3 When our sins become too heavy for us, you wipe them away. 4 Oh, how wonderful it is to be the people you chose to come and stay in your Temple. And we are so happy to have the wonderful things that are in your Temple, your holy palace. 5 God, you answer our prayers and do what is right. You do amazing things to save us. People all over the world know they can trust in you, even those who live across the sea.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Praise: Psalms 21:13, Psalms 115:1, Psalms 115:2
waiteth: Heb. is silent, Psalms 62:1
in Sion: Psalms 76:2, Psalms 78:68, Psalms 78:69, 1 Chronicles 11:7, 1 Chronicles 15:29, 1 Chronicles 16:41, 1 Chronicles 16:42, 1 Chronicles 25:1-31, Revelation 14:1-3
unto: Psalms 56:12, Psalms 76:11, Psalms 116:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 13:4 - called Leviticus 22:18 - vows Psalms 18:3 - who Psalms 22:3 - that Psalms 22:25 - I will Psalms 48:1 - city Psalms 61:5 - hast heard Psalms 61:8 - that I Psalms 100:4 - Enter Psalms 132:2 - he sware Psalms 137:3 - the songs of Zion
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion,.... Who dwells in Sion, as Jarchi interprets it; and so the Targum; whose Shechinah, or glorious Majesty, is in Sion; see Psalms 76:2; or else Sion, which designs no other than the church of God, and which is so called under the Gospel dispensation, Hebrews 12:22; is the place where "praise" waits for God, that being the city of our solemnities, as well as the city of the great King; and not only a house of prayer, but of praise, where the sacrifices, both of prayer and praise, are offered to God through Christ with acceptance: and praise may be said to "wait" for him here, because it is "due" to him here, as some render it, on account of many blessings and privileges of grace here enjoyed, through the word and ordinances; and because the people of God wait upon him here with their tribute of praise, which is comely in them to bring, and is "agreeable" and acceptable to him; and because it "remains", abides, and continues here; or, in other words, the saints are continually praising the Lord here, giving thanks to him always for all things, Psalms 84:4; some render the words "praise [is] silent for thee" e; because there is no end of it, as Jarchi observes; or, because of the greatness of the works of the Lord, praise cannot reach him, as Ben Melech expresses it. The greatest shouts, and loudest acclamations of praise, are but silence in comparison of what ought, if it could be expressed, on account of the nature, perfections, and works of God. The Targum is,
"before thee praise is reputed as silence.''
In the king of Spain's Bible it is,
"the praise of angels is reputed before thee as silence;''
perhaps it may be best rendered, "[to] thee [belong]", or "[are due], silence [and] praise" f: there ought to be first a silent and quiet waiting upon God for mercies wanted, and which he has promised to give; and, when they are bestowed, praise should be rendered unto him. Gussetius g gives the sense of the words, and renders them,
"praise, which is thine image, which bears a likeness to thee shall be paid in Sion;''
and unto thee shall the vow be performed: that is, of praise and thankfulness for deliverance and salvation, made in a time of trouble and distress; see Psalms 66:13.
e לך דמיה תהלה "tibi silet laus", Pagninus, Vatablus. f "Tibi silentium est et laus", Piscator, Gejerus. g Ebr. Comment. p. 193.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion - That is, all the arrangements are made; the people are assembled; their hearts are prepared to praise thee. The fact that Zion is mentioned here as the seat of praise would seem to imply that this psalm was composed before the building of the temple, contrary to the opinion of DeWette and others, as noticed in the Introduction to the psalm, for after the building of the temple the seat of worship was transferred from Mount Zion, where David had placed the ark and prepared a tent for it 1 Chronicles 15:1; 1Ch 16:1; 2 Chronicles 1:4, to Mount Moriah. It is true that the general name Zion was given familiarly to Jerusalem as a city, but it is also true that the particular place for the worship of God in the time of David was Mount Zion strictly so called. See the notes at Psalms 2:6. The margin in this place is, “Praise is silent.” The Hebrew is, “To thee is silence-praise,” - a kind of compound phrase, not meaning “silent praise,” but referring to a condition where everything is ready; where the preparations have been entirely made; where the noise usually attendant on preparation has ceased, and all is in readiness as if waiting for that for which the arrangements had been carried forward. The noise of building - of preparation - was now hushed, and all was calm. The language here would also denote the state of feeling in an individual or an assembly, when the heart was prepared for praise; when it was filled with a deep sense of the majesty and goodness of God; when all feelings of anxiety were calmed down, or were in a state of rest; when the soul was ready to burst forth in expressions of thanksgiving, and nothing would meet its needs but praise.
And unto thee shall the vow be performed - See Psalms 22:25, note; Psalms 50:14, note; Psalms 56:12, note. The reference here is to the vows or promises which the people had made in view of the manifested judgments of God and the proofs of his goodness. Those vows they were now ready to carry out in expressions of praise.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM LXV
God is praised for the fulfilment of his promises, and for his
mercy in forgiving sins, 1-,3.
He is praised for the wonders that he works in nature, which
all mankind must acknowledge, 4-8;
for the fertilizing showers which he sends upon the earth, and
the abundance thereby produced both for men and cattle, 9-13.
NOTES ON PSALM LXV
The title, "To the chief Musician or conqueror, a Psalm and Song of David." So the Hebrew; and, in effect, the Chaldee, AEthiopic, and best copies of the Septuagint. The Arabic has, "A Psalm of David concerning the transmigration of the people."
The Vulgate is singular: "A Psalm of David. A hymn of Jeremiah and Ezekiel for the people of the transmigration, when they began to go out," from Babylon, understood. This title is of no authority; it neither accords with the subject of the Psalm, nor with the truth of history. Calmet has very properly remarked that Jeremiah and Ezekiel were never found together, to compose this Psalm, neither before, at, nor after the captivity. It should therefore be utterly rejected. In the Complutensian edition Haggai is added to Jeremiah and Ezekiel, all with equal propriety.
It is supposed to have been written after a great drought, when God had sent a plentiful rain on the land. I rather think that there was no direct drought or rain in the prophet's view, but a celebration of the praises of God for his giving rain and fruitful seasons, and filling men's mouths with food, and their hearts with gladness. There is a particular providence manifested in the quantity of rain that falls upon the earth, which can neither be too much admired nor praised.
Verse Psalms 65:1. Praise waiteth for thee — Praise is silent or dumb for thee. Thou alone art worthy of praise; all other perfections are lost in thine; and he who considers thee aright can have no other subject of adoration.
Unto thee shall the vow be performed. — All offerings and sacrifices should be made to thee. All human spirits are under obligation to live to and serve thee. All Jews and Christians, by circumcision and baptism, belong to thee; and they are all bound to pay the vow of their respective covenants to thee alone; and the spirit of this vow is, to love thee with all their powers and to serve thee with a perfect heart and willing mind, all the days of their life.
