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Psalms 65:5
With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, declaring Him the responder to prayer and the anchor of hope for distant peoples, immediately after blessing those brought near to dwell in His temple courts.
The words — The Hebrew נֹרָאוֹת (no.ra'ot) and צֶדֶק (Tze.dek) literally render "awesome deeds" executed "in righteousness," while מִבְטַח (miv.Tach) translates directly as "trust" or "hope," identifying God as the secure foundation for all nations.
The thread — The text's emphasis on divine awe and universal reach runs through Deuteronomy 10:21 regarding His great wonders, Isaiah 45:22 where all the ends of the earth are commanded to turn to Him, and Psalms 66:3 which records His deeds as awesome to cowering enemies.
Why it lands — The verse demands acknowledgment that God's intervention is structured by righteousness rather than caprice, and that His role as responder explicitly encompasses every distant community rather than a single locale.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 10:21 He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
- Isaiah 45:22 Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Psalms 66:3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
- Revelation 15:3 and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Psalms 45:4 In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
- Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Psalms 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
- Isaiah 51:5 My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
- Isaiah 66:19 I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
- Romans 2:5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.