Psalms 65

Treated in 16 passages across the library.

  • 65:2 You hear prayer; all people will come before you. 6
  • 65:3 Wrongdoings overwhelm me, but you cover over our rebellions. 3
  • 65:9 You pay a visit to the earth and soak it with rain; you make it richly fertile. God's channel is brimming with water; you supply people with grain, for this is how you have prepared the land. 3
  • 65:11 You set a crown on the year of your goodness, and the tracks of your chariot drip with richness. 3
  • 65:1 For you, God, in Zion, silence is praise, and to you vows will be kept. 1
  • 65:4 How blessed are those whom you choose and draw close, to dwell in your courts! May we feast on the goodness of your house, your holy temple. 1

Open Word Bible

  1. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Spring in the Heart cites Psalm 65:9

    …the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you prepare the land.” Psalm 65:9-10 Though other seasons may excel in fullness, spring stands out for freshness and…

  2. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd · David Brainerd

    His labors for nearly a year among the Indians at Kaunaumeek—temporal deprivations and sufferings—establishes a school—confession offered to the faculty of Yale College—days of fasting—methods of instructing the Indians—visit to New-Jersey and Connecticut—commencement of labor among the Indians at t cites Psalm 65:3

    …to think of being unholy for ever! This I could not endure. The cry of my soul was, Psalm 65:3. “Iniquities prevail against me.” But I was in some measure relieved by a comfortable…

  3. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Ps. 65:2

    …overcome every obstacle: “O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come,” (Ps. 65:2). What can be more lovely or soothing than to see God invested with a title which assures…

  4. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    November cites Psa. lxv. 3

    …7 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, Thou shall purge them away. Psa. lxv. 3. There is much earnest religion that lives in the dreary compass of these first four…

  5. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Seventh Stage cites Psa. 65:9

    …David the king called “the river of God;” but John, “the river of the water of life.” Psa. 65:9; Rev. 22:1; Ezek. 47:1-9. Now their way lay just upon the bank of this river: here…

  6. Talks to the Farmer (For Teens) · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Spring in the Heart cites Psalm 65:9–10

    “You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it… you bless its growth.” — from Psalm 65:9–10 This chapter is for anyone whose faith feels small — too small to count. Picture the very…

  7. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Spiritual Gleaning cites Psalm 65:11

    …too, God appoints private meal-times in reading and meditation. “His paths drop fatness” (Psalm 65:11). Nothing nourishes the believer more than meditating on the Word. Men grow slowly in the…

  8. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Psalm 65:11

    August 1 “Thou crownest the year with thy goodness.” (Psalm 65:11) All the year round, every hour of every day, God is richly blessing us; both when we…

  9. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    October cites Psalm 65:11

    …of our unbelief, and let the dogs devour it. October 18 “Thy paths drop fatness.” (Psalm 65:11) Many are “the paths of the Lord” which “drop fatness,” but an especial one is the path…

  10. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Christ will not quench small and weak beginnings cites Psalm lxv. 2

    …that banner of love which he spreadeth over his: therefore to thee shall all flesh come, Psalm lxv. 2. He useth moderation and care, lest the spirits should fail before him, and the souls…

  11. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.6 Prayer cites Psa 65: 2

    …be made to God only? (1) Because he only hears prayer. ‘Oh thou that hearest prayer.’ Psa 65: 2. Hereby God is known to be the true God, in that he hears prayer. ‘Hear me, O Lord, hear…

  12. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Trial cites Ps. lxv. 2

    …Psalms lxiv. and lxv. In reference to that precious word, “O thou that hearest prayer,” (Ps. lxv. 2,) I asked the Lord the following petitions, and entreated him to record them in heaven…

  13. George Müller of Bristol · Arthur T. Pierson

    Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites Psa. lxv. 2

    …(1 Pet. ii. 6.) "O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come." (Psa. lxv. 2.) "Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my…

  14. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Scriptures cites Psa 65:3

    …of life to renew fainting spirits? Is it sin that troubles? Here is a Scripture cordial. Psa 65:3. ‘Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions thou shalt purge them away;’…

  15. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 21 — Of the Eternal Election, by Which God Has Predestinated Some to Salvation, and Others to Destruction cites Ps. 65:4

    …whom thou choosest, and causes to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts,” (Ps. 65:4). But as the hidden election of God was confirmed both by a first and second election…

  16. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    April cites Psa 65:1-2

    …shall the vow be performed. O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come.”— Psa 65:1-2. WHAT RAPTURES there are here! It reminds one of a lark at dawn filling regions of air…