Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops. New Living Translation You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops. English Standard Version You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. Berean Standard Bible You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. King James Bible Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. New King James Version You water its ridges abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth. New American Standard Bible You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth. NASB 1995 You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth. NASB 1977 Thou dost water its furrows abundantly; Thou dost settle its ridges; Thou dost soften it with showers; Thou dost bless its growth. Legacy Standard Bible You water its furrows abundantly, You smooth its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth. Amplified Bible You water its furrows abundantly, You smooth its ridges; You soften it with showers, You bless its growth. Christian Standard Bible You soften it with showers and bless its growth, soaking its furrows and leveling its ridges. Holman Christian Standard Bible You soften it with showers and bless its growth, soaking its furrows and leveling its ridges. American Standard Version Thou waterest its furrows abundantly; Thou settlest the ridges thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers; Thou blessest the springing thereof. Contemporary English Version You water all its fields and level the lumpy ground. You send showers of rain to soften the soil and help the plants sprout. English Revised Version Thou waterest her furrows abundantly; thou settlest the ridges thereof: thou makest it soft with showers; thou blessest the springing thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation You drench plowed fields [with rain] and level their clumps of soil. You soften them with showers and bless what grows in them. Good News Translation you send abundant rain on the plowed fields and soak them with water; you soften the soil with showers and cause the young plants to grow. International Standard Version You fill the furrows of the field with water so that their ridges overflow. You soften them with rain showers; their sprouts you have blessed. Majority Standard Bible You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. NET Bible You saturate its furrows, and soak its plowed ground. With rain showers you soften its soil, and make its crops grow. New Heart English Bible You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop. Webster's Bible Translation Thou waterest the ridges of it abundantly: thou settlest the furrows of it: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing of it. World English Bible You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIts ridges have been filled, "" Its furrow has been deepened, "" You soften it with showers, "" Its springing up You bless. Young's Literal Translation Its ridges have been filled, Deepened hath been its furrow, With showers Thou dost soften it, Its springing up Thou blessest. Smith's Literal Translation Thou givest its furrows to drink to the full: thou wilt cause its incisions to flow down in showers: thou wilt bless its springing up. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFill up plentifully the streams thereof, multiply its fruits; it shall spring up and rejoice in its showers. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible you drench its plowed furrows, and level its ridges. With showers you keep it soft, blessing its young sprouts. New Revised Standard Version You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThou hast watered the fallowed ground thereof; to bring forth fruits, thou hast sprinkled its growth with showers and blessed it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You have watered its plowed fields to multiply its fruit; with gentle showers you will give increase and you will bless its growth. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Watering her ridges abundantly, Settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof. Brenton Septuagint Translation Saturate her furrows, multiply her fruits; the crop springing up shall rejoice in its drops. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Praise Awaits You, O God, in Zion…9You 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. 10You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. 11You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.… Cross References Isaiah 55:10-11 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. Joel 2:23-24 Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. / The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. Deuteronomy 11:14 then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil. James 5:7-8 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. Acts 14:17 Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.” Jeremiah 5:24 They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’ Hosea 6:3 So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Job 5:10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields. Zechariah 10:1 Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field. Leviticus 26:4 I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. 1 Kings 18:41-45 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ... Ezekiel 34:26 I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. Psalm 104:13-15 He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. / He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. Treasury of Scripture You water the ridges thereof abundantly: you settle the furrows thereof: you make it soft with showers: you bless the springing thereof. settlest the furrows thereof. blessest Psalm 147:8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 1 Corinthians 3:6,7 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase… Jump to Previous Abundantly Bless Blessest Clods Crop Crops Deepened Drench Earth Filled Full Furrow Furrows Growth Level Makest Ploughed Satiate Sending Settle Settling Showers Slopes Smooth Soft Springing Thereof Water Waterest WateringJump to Next Abundantly Bless Blessest Clods Crop Crops Deepened Drench Earth Filled Full Furrow Furrows Growth Level Makest Ploughed Satiate Sending Settle Settling Showers Slopes Smooth Soft Springing Thereof Water Waterest WateringPsalm 65 1. David praises God for his grace4. The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits You soak its furrows This phrase highlights God's provision and care for the earth, emphasizing His role in the natural processes that sustain life. In the agricultural context of ancient Israel, furrows were the trenches made in the soil for planting seeds. The soaking of furrows with water is essential for germination and growth, symbolizing God's blessing and sustenance. This imagery can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God as the provider, as seen in Genesis 2:5-6, where God waters the earth before the creation of man. It also reflects the dependence of humanity on divine provision, a theme echoed in the Lord's Prayer, "Give us this day our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11). and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. Persons / Places / Events 1. David- Traditionally attributed as the author of Psalm 65, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. He often expressed his deep relationship with God through psalms and prayers. 2. Israel - The nation of Israel is the primary context for this psalm. The agricultural imagery reflects the agrarian society of ancient Israel, where dependence on God's provision for crops was a daily reality. 3. God's Provision - The event or theme here is God's provision and care for the earth, symbolized through the imagery of rain and growth. This reflects God's ongoing sustenance and blessing upon His creation. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in NatureRecognize that God is in control of the natural world. The rain and growth are not random but are part of His divine plan and provision. Dependence on Divine Provision Just as the earth depends on rain, we must depend on God for our spiritual and physical needs. Trust in His timing and provision. Gratitude for God's Blessings Cultivate a heart of gratitude for the ways God blesses and sustains us daily. Acknowledge His hand in both the small and large aspects of life. Spiritual Growth and Nourishment Just as rain nourishes the earth, seek spiritual nourishment through God's Word and prayer, allowing Him to soften and prepare your heart for growth.(10) Thou waterest . . . settlest.--Better, by watering . . . settling. Ridges . . . furrows.--These terms would be better transposed since by "settling" (literally, pressing down) is meant the softening of the ridges of earth between the furrows. The LXX. and Vulgate have "multiply its shoots." Showers.--Literally, multitudes (of drops). Verse 10. - Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly; rather, the furrows (Hengstenberg, Kay, Cheyne, Revised Version). Thou settlest the furrows thereof; rather, thou smoothest down its ridges. So covering up the grain, and bringing the rough ploughed land to a comparatively smooth surface. Thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. The whole ground being softened with warm showers, the springing of the blade begins under God's blessing.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You soakרַ֭וֵּה (raw·wêh) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7301: To be saturated, drink one's fill its furrows תְּלָמֶ֣יהָ (tə·lā·me·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8525: A bank, terrace and level נַחֵ֣ת (na·ḥêṯ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5181: To sink, descend, to press, lead down its ridges; גְּדוּדֶ֑יהָ (gə·ḏū·ḏe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1417: A furrow, cutting You soften it תְּ֝מֹגְגֶ֗נָּה (tə·mō·ḡə·ḡen·nāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4127: To melt with showers בִּרְבִיבִ֥ים (bir·ḇî·ḇîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7241: Abundant showers and bless תְּבָרֵֽךְ׃ (tə·ḇā·rêḵ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse its growth, צִמְחָ֥הּ (ṣim·ḥāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6780: A sprout, growth Links Psalm 65:10 NIVPsalm 65:10 NLT Psalm 65:10 ESV Psalm 65:10 NASB Psalm 65:10 KJV Psalm 65:10 BibleApps.com Psalm 65:10 Biblia Paralela Psalm 65:10 Chinese Bible Psalm 65:10 French Bible Psalm 65:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 65:10 You drench its furrows (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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