Commentary on Psalms - Volume 5

1For thee waiteth praise, O God! in Zion; And to thee performed shall be the vow.

2O thou who hearest prayer! To thee shall all flesh come.

3Words of iniquity ³³⁷ have prevailed against me: Our crimes thou shalt expiate.

4Blessed is he whom thou wilt choose, and cause to approach to thee; He shall dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house — Of the sanctuary of thy palace.

5Terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation! The hope of all the ends of the earth, And of the far off places of the sea.

6Establishing the mountains by his power, ³³⁸ Being girded with might.

7Stilling the noise of the seas, And the noise of their waves, the tumults of the nations.

8And afraid shall be the dwellers in the ends of the earth at thy signs; The outgoings of the morning and evening thou shalt make to shout for joy.

9Thou hast visited the earth, and watered her; Thou hast abundantly enriched her: The river of God is full of waters: Thou wilt prepare their corn, For so thou hast prepared her.

10Her furrows thou dost saturate, Thou makest the rain to fall into her ridges, With showers thou dost moisten her, Her buddings thou dost bless.

11Thou crownest the year with thy beneficence, And thy paths will drop fatness.

12They drop upon the dwellings of the wilderness; And with gladness the hills shall be girded.

13Clothed are the pastures with flocks; And the valleys are covered with corn; They shout for joy, they also sing.