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The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — Psalms Chapter 65.

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CHAP. LXV.

1 Dauid prayeth God for his grace. 4 The blessednesse of Gods chosen, by reason of benefits.

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1 [To the chiefe musician, a Psalme and song of Dauid.] Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and vnto thee shall the vowe be performed.1

2 O thou that hearest prayer, vnto thee shall all flesh come.

3 Iniquities preuaile against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.3

4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and causest to approach vnto thee, that hee may dwell in thy Courts: we shalbe satisfied with the goodnesse of thy house, euen of thy holy temple.

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5 By terrible things in righteousnesse, wilt thou answere vs, O God of our saluation: who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are a farre off vpon the sea.

6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountaines; being girded with power.

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7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas; the noise of their waues, and the tumult of the people.

8 They also that dwell in the vttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning, and euening to reioyce.8

9 Thou visitest the earth and waterest it: thou greatly inrichest it with the riuer of God which is full of water; thou preparest them corne, when thou hast so prouided for it.9

10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrowes thereof: thou makest it soft with showres, thou blessest the springing thereof.10

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11 Thou crownest the yeere with thy goodnesse; and thy paths drop fatnesse.11

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12 They drop vpon the pastures of the wildernesse; and the little hilles reioyce on euery side.12

13 The pastures are cloathed with flockes; the valleis also are couered ouer with corne; they shout for ioy, they also sing.

Psalms Chapter 65 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)

1 Heb. is silent.
3 Heb. words or matters of iniquities.
8 Or, to sing.
9 Or, after thou hadst made it to desire raine.
10 Or, thou causest raine to descend into the furrowes thereof. , Heb. thou dissoluest it.
11 Heb. the yeere of thy goodnesse.
12 Heb. are girded with ioy.

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