Psalms 65:9

You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.

10You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.

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Cross References

Genesis 26:12Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,

Deuteronomy 11:11But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven.

Job 5:10He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.

Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

Psalms 65:11You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.

Psalms 104:13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 65:7-13

The Almighty Power of God; Indications of Divine Power and Goodness. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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