Psalm 65:8-13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 65:8

(8) They also . . .—Or, So they.The outgoings . . .—A pregnant expression for the rising of the morning and setting of the evening sun. East and west.To rejoice.—Better, to sing for joy. The whole earth from one utmost bound to the other is vocal with praise of the Creator and Ruler of the universe. So the morning stars sang together at the creation (Job 38:7). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 65:9

(9) Thou visitest . . .—Better, Thou hast visited. Even if there is not reference to some particular season of plenty, yet with a glance back on the memory of such. Instead of “earth,” perhaps, here, “land.”Waterest.—Or, floodest. The river of God stands for the rain. There is a Arabic proverb, “When the river of God comes, the river Isa (in Bagdad) ceases.” The Rabbins say, “God has four keys which He never entrusts to any angel, and chief of these is the key of the rain.” (Comp. Job 26:8; Job... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 65:10

(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). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 65:11

(11) Thou crownest.—Better, hast crowned. We generally connect the idea of completion with this metaphor, but the original thought in the Hebrew word, as in the Greek στέφω, is probably to encompass. Comp. the Latin corono in Lucretius, 2:802—“Sylva coronat aquas ingens nemus omne.”All “the circle of the golden year” had been attended by Divine goodness. The meaning seems to be that God had made a year which was naturally prosperous still more abundant.Paths.—The root from which the Hebrew word... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 65:12

(12) They drop upon.—Supply “fatness” from the last verse.And the little hills.—See margin. The freshness and beauty of plant life, which suddenly, as by a miracle, in Eastern lands clothes the hill-sides, resembles a fair mantle thrown round their shoulders, as if to deck them for some festival. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 65:1-13

The Mystery of Prayer Psalms 65:2 Instructive as we feel our prayers to be, when we try to think quietly what they mean, what they involve, we are often haunted by misgivings and difficulties. I. Problems of Prayer. Prayer in the sense of communion between the Divine and the human Spirit we can understand, but prayer in the sense of definite petitions can I seriously hope that God will change the vast complicated order of things in answer to a momentary request from a single one of His... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 65:1-13

Psalms 65:1-13THIS and the two following psalms form a little group, with one great thought dominant in each, namely, that God’s manifestations of grace and providence to Israel are witnesses to the world. They all reach out to "the ends of the earth" in yearning and confidence that God’s name will be adored there, and they all regard His dealings with His people as His appeals to mankind, which will not always be vain. Psalms 65:1-13 begins with that privilege of approach to God with which... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 65:1-13

Psalms 65:0 The Times of Restitution and Refreshing 1. Spiritual blessings (Psalms 65:1-5 ) 2. Earthly glories and blessing (Psalms 65:6-13 ) The four next Psalms unfold prophetically the times of restitution of all things as spoken by the mouth of His holy prophets since the world began. Here we get the visions of Israel’s restoration, her spiritual blessings and her praise unto the Lord, and what will be the result for the nations and for all creation. We recommend a careful study in... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 65:9

65:9 Thou {g} visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the {h} river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for {i} it.(g) That is, with rain.(h) That is, Shiloh or the rain.(i) You have appointed the earth to bring forth food to man’s use. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 65:10

65:10 Thou {k} waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.(k) By this description he shows that all the order of nature is a testimony of God’s love toward us, who causes all creatures to serve our need. read more

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