1 T here will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God, And to You the vow will be performed.

To You belongs silence (the submissive wonder of reverence which bursts forth into praise) and praise is due and fitting to You, O God, in Zion; and to You shall the vow be performed.

2 O You who hear prayer, To You all men come.

O You Who hear prayer, to You shall all flesh come.

3 I niquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You forgive them.

Iniquities and much varied guilt prevail against me; as for our transgressions, You forgive and purge them away!

4 H ow blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man whom You choose and cause to come near, that he may dwell in Your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

5 B y awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

By fearful and glorious things do You answer us in righteousness (rightness and justice), O God of our salvation, You Who are the confidence and hope of all the ends of the earth and of those far off on the seas;

6 W ho establishes the mountains by His strength, Being girded with might;

Who by might have founded the mountains, being girded with power,

7 W ho stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.

Who still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples,

8 T hey who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

So that those who dwell in earth’s farthest parts are afraid of signs of Your presence. You make the places where morning and evening have birth to shout for joy.

9 Y ou visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.

You visit the earth and saturate it with water; You greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; You provide them with grain when You have so prepared the earth.

10 Y ou water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.

You water the field’s furrows abundantly, You settle the ridges of it; You make the soil soft with showers, blessing the sprouting of its vegetation.

11 Y ou have crowned the year with Your bounty, And Your paths drip with fatness.

You crown the year with Your bounty and goodness, and the tracks of Your drip with fatness.

12 T he pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing.

The pastures in the uncultivated country drip, and the hills gird themselves with joy.

13 T he meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.

The meadows are clothed with flocks, the valleys also are covered with grain; they shout for joy and sing together.