KJV King James Version
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
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Psalm 65:9
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
WEB World English Bible
You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.
ASV American Standard Version
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; The river of God is full of water: Thou providest them grain, when thou hast so prepared the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God is full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it,
Surrounding context — Psalm 65
6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; [being] girded with power:
7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
12 They drop [upon] the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
פָּקַ֥דְתָּH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listהָאָ֨רֶץ׀H776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָH7783 · shuqto overflowרַבַּ֬תH7227 · ravmanyתַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּהH6238 · a.sharto enrichפֶּ֣לֶגH6388 · pe.legstreamאֱ֭לֹהִיםH430 · e.lo.himGodמָ֣לֵאH4390 · ma.leto fillמָ֑יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterתָּכִ֥יןH3559 · kunto establish: prepareדְּ֝גָנָ֗םH1715 · da.gangrainכִּי־H3588 · kiforכֵ֥ןH3651 · kenrightתְּכִינֶֽהָ׃H3559 · kunto establish: prepare
Cross-references
Psalm 46:4[There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High.Revelation 22:1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.Jeremiah 5:24Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.Psalm 104:13-15He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.Psalm 68:9-10Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.Joel 2:23-26Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month].Psalm 147:8-9Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.Ruth 1:6Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.Deuteronomy 11:11-12But the land, whither ye go to possess it, [is] a land of hills and valleys, [and] drinketh water of the rain of heaven:Job 5:10-11Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:Jeremiah 14:22Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].Genesis 26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.Leviticus 26:4Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.Psalm 147:14He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.1 Timothy 6:17-18Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;Psalm 107:37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.Psalm 63:1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
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