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Psalms 65:13
The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the community of worshippers, describing the agricultural abundance that follows the overflow of wilderness pastures noted in verse 12.
The words — The Hebrew verbs לָבְשׁוּ (la.ve.Shu) and יַעַטְפוּ (ya.'at.fu-) literally mean "they are clothed" and "they cover themselves," placing the pastures and valleys as the grammatical subjects that receive flocks and grain. The verb יִתְרוֹעֲעוּ (yit.ro.'a.'U) carries the literal sense of shouting or making a loud noise of triumph.
The thread — This motif of creation responding to divine provision runs through Isaiah 55:12, where hills burst into song, and Isaiah 35:1, which promises the desert will rejoice and blossom. It also connects to the agricultural blessing in Isaiah 30:23 regarding seed and land.
Why it lands — The text states that material abundance is a direct result of divine action, not natural chance. Readers are asked to acknowledge this causality and respond with vocal gratitude rather than taking the harvest for granted.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Isaiah 35:1 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
- Isaiah 30:23 Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
- Acts 14:17 Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
- Psalms 96:11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
- Psalms 98:7 Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.
- Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Psalms 72:16 May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field.
- Psalms 104:24 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Psalms 144:13 Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.