1 ¶ Praise doth rest in thee, O God, in Sion and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. A Song. To Thee, silence -- praise, O God, in Zion, And to Thee is a vow completed.

2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Hearer of prayer, to Thee all flesh cometh.

3 W ords of iniquity overwhelmed me, but thou shalt purge away our rebellion.

Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, Our transgressions -- Thou dost cover them.

4 B lessed is the man whom thou dost choose and cause to approach unto thee that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house even of thy holy temple.

O the happiness of Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple.

5 W ith tremendous things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our saving health, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth and of those that are afar off upon the sea:

By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

6 ¶ Thou art he who doth establish the mountains by thy strength, being girded with valour:

Establishing mountains by His power, He hath been girded with might,

7 H e who stills the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves and the tumult of the Gentiles.

Restraining the noise of seas, the noise of their billows, And the multitude of the peoples.

8 T hey also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy wonders; thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

And the inhabitants of the uttermost parts From Thy signs are afraid, The outgoings of morning and evening Thou causest to sing.

9 T hou dost visit the earth, and when thou hast caused it to want, thou dost greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water; thou dost prepare their grain, according to thy will.

Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it,

10 T hou dost water its rows abundantly; thou dost settle its furrows; thou dost make it soft with showers of rain; thou dost bless its sprouting.

Its ridges have been filled, Deepened hath been its furrow, With showers Thou dost soften it, Its springing up Thou blessest.

11 T hou dost crown the year with thy goodness, and thy clouds distill fatness.

Thou hast crowned the year of Thy goodness, And Thy paths drop fatness.

12 T hey fall upon the habitations of the wilderness; and the hills gird themselves with happiness.

Drop do the pastures of a wilderness, And joy of the heights Thou girdest on.

13 T he plains clothe themselves with sheep, and the valleys cover themselves with grain; they give shouts of triumph, they even sing.

Clothed have lambs the flock, And valleys are covered with corn, They shout -- yea, they sing!