Psalm 65:9-11 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:1-13

Harvest thanksgiving. The three great Jewish feasts had reference to the harvest. The Passover was kept early in the year, when the barley harvest was begun, and a sheaf of the firstfruits was offered as a thank offering (Le 23:10). Fifty days later came Pentecost, when the wheat was ripe; and then two loaves of the new corn were presented (Le 23:17). Last of all was the Feast of Tabernacles, when the fruits of the earth had been gathered in, and the people gave thanks and rejoiced before... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:1-13

Reasons for praising God. "Can hardly doubt that this psalm was composed on the occasion of an abundant harvest, and was intended to be sung as a hymn of thanksgiving by the whole congregation gathered before God in Zion." God is praised under three aspects. I. AS THE GOD OF THE CHURCH . ( Psalms 65:1-5 .) "Whom thou choosest, and causest to approach." 1 . He is the Hearer of all true prayer. ( Psalms 65:2 .) "Unto thee doth all flesh come" in dependence and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:9

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it (comp. Job 36:27 , Job 36:28 ; Job 37:6 ; Job 38:26-28 ; Psalms 147:1-20 :28; Jeremiah 5:24 ; Matthew 5:45 ). Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God. There is no "with" in the original; and the two clauses are better taken separately. Translate, Thou greatly enrichest it; the river of God is full of water. By "the river of God" is to be understood God's store of water in the clouds and atmosphere, which he can at any time... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:9

Thanksgiving for corn. "Thou preparest them corn." I. BECAUSE IT IS THE SPECIAL GIFT OF GOD TO MAN . It came from God at first. It is renewed year by year. Wherever man dwells it may be cultivated in some form or other. "How it stands, that yellow corn, on its fair taper stems, its golden head bent, all rich and waving there! The mute earth at God's kind bidding has produced it once again—man's bread" (Luther). II. BECAUSE IT IS INDISPENSABLE TO THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:9-13

In conclusion, the psalmist praises God for his bountiful providence with respect to the harvest. According to some, the whole poem is essentially a harvest thanksgiving, and the poet now "comes at last to the point aimed at from the first." He traces the whole process by which the glorious termination is arrived at. First, the "early rain" descending from "the river of God," or the reservoir for rain which God guards in the heavens ( Job 38:37 ), moistening the furrows, softening the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:10

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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:11

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness. As God had begun, so he goes on to the "crowning" of the whole. And thy paths drop fatness. As he moves about, visiting the earth ( Psalms 65:9 ), there drop from him fertility and abundance. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:11

The lessons of harvest. "Thou crownest the year," etc. Men see what they have eyes to see. The farmer looks on the field of golden grain, ripe for the sickle, and sees the reward of his toil and return for his capitol. The painter sees a glorious subject for a picture. The economist thinks of prices, averages, national prosperity. The devout Christian sees God's hand opening to answer the prayer for daily bread. Now, it is one leading characteristic of the Scripture writers that they see... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 65:9

Thou visitest the earth - God seems to come down that he may attend to the needs of the earth; survey the condition of things; arrange for the welfare of the world which he has made; and supply the needs of those whom he has created to dwell upon it. See the notes at Psalms 8:4.And waterest it - Margin, After thou hadst made it to desire rain. This difference between the translations in the text and in the margin can be accounted for by the various meanings of the original word. The Hebrew term... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 65:10

Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly - Or rather, its furrows, for so the Hebrew word properly means. Job 31:38; Job 39:10. The allusion is to the furrows made by the plow, which are filled with water by the rains.Thou settlest the furrows thereof - Or rather, thou beatest down the ridges thereof. Literally, thou makest them to descend. That is, The rain - falling on them - beats them down, so that the ground becomes level.Thou makest it soft with showers - Margin, thou dissolvest it.... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:9-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 65:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 65:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 65:10

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