Psalm 65

Illustration for Psalm 65 from the 19th century

The 65th psalm is a biblical psalm from the second book of the psalter . It belongs to the psalms of David . According to the Greek number of the Septuagint , which is also used by the Latin Vulgate , the psalm bears the number 64.

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The psalmist praises the works of God. The psalm can be divided into three sections: the first section (verses 2–5) deals with the hearing of prayers and the forgiveness of sins , the second section (verses 6–9) praises the creative power of God, and the third section (verses 10– 14) treats the miracle of the fertility of nature by which life is sustained. The psalm does not limit the hope in God to the people of God , but includes all peoples.

reception

Verse 2 was received and developed by Johann Rist (1607–1667) You are praised in silence (EG 323), verse 10 by Johannes Mühlmann (1573–1613) O little fountain of life deep and large (EG 399).

Web links

Commons : Psalm 65  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Psalm 65 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 65 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain of settings for Psalm 65 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , pp. 711f.