Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 65:1-13
LXV. A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Psalms 65:1-Numbers : . For pardon and the joy of Temple worship. Psalms 65:1 . waiteth for: read “ beseemeth” (LXX). Psalms 65:2 . all flesh may mean no more than “ all Jews” ( cf. Isaiah 66:23 and Joel 2:28), but is better taken in a wider sense. Psalms 65:3 . Read, “ against us” (LXX). Psalms 65:5-Ruth : . For God’ s sovereignty in nature. In Psalms 65:5 read “ afar off on the sea-coasts,” and observe in Psalms 65:5 and Psalms 65:8 the approach to a universal... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 65:9-13
3). As Well As Exercising Iron Control The Almighty Creator Also Makes Full Provision For The Needs Of His Creation Making The Fields And Pasturelands Blossom And Flourish (Psalms 65:9-13 ). As well as exercising iron control, God makes full provision for the needs of His creation. These verses may well have been sung in anticipation of good harvests of both grain and livestock, and in order to encourage God to provide them, but the words are general and suggest universality. God makes... read more