372Or, There shall be silence before thee, and praise,
65: 2 O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come.
65: 3 373Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt 374atone for them.
373Hb. Words (or, Matters) of iniquities prevail
374Or, expiate them. or, forgive them.
65: 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, The Holy of thy temple.
65: 5 By awesome things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And 375of them that are afar off upon the sea:
375Or, of the sea, afar off:
65: 6 Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;
65: 7 Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.
65: 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy 376tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
376Lit. signs. from תוא (“aleph and tav”)
65: 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; The river of God is full of water: Thou providest them grain, 377when thou hast so prepared 378the earth.
377Or, for so preparest thou the earth.
378Hb. it.
65: 10 Thou waterest its furrows abundantly; Thou 379settlest the ridges thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers; Thou blessest the springing thereof.
379Hb. lowerest
65: 11 Thou crownest 380the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop fatness.
380Hb. the year of thy goodness;
65: 12 381They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; And the hills are girded with joy.
381Or, The pastures of the wilderness do drop;
65: 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered over with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.
