Psalms 65:1 says, To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. After David's introduction, verse one says, Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. David said praise waited for God in Zion, and vows to Him would be performed. One day, all those who have made a vow to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord will continually praise God with no obstacles between God and them. In the meantime, the church praises God, because all praise is due God. Verse two adds, O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. David said God hears prayers and that all people would one day come to Him. At that time, only the Israelites and those who had become Israelites by faith came to God in prayer, but the day was coming when all people would come to God by faith in Jesus Christ. Verse three states, Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. Like David, just because we stand with God through faith in Jesus Christ doesn't mean that everyone is going to like us. As a matter of fact, those who deny God will more likely stand against us, but one day God will purge them away. Verse four adds, Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. David said that those that God chose would be blessed and satisfied with the goodness of God's holy temple and dwell in His courts. God extends His merciful salvation to anyone and everyone who will accept it, and everyone who does accept God's salvation should be satisfied with living in the goodness of His grace. Verse five declares, 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: Matthew Henry says this applies to the destruction of the enemies of God's people. This should give those who put their faith in God no matter where we are or whatever is happening in the world assurance today. Verse six adds, Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power: David said that we can have faith in God because He is the Creator and Sustainer of the world. We as followers of Christ serve the God of unlimited power, so we should never live in fear. Verse seven continues, Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. David continues to speak about the power of God over the world. God controls the seas as well as the land. We serve the God of unlimited power. Verse eight says, They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. David said that those who lived anywhere in the world, no matter how remote the place might be, feared the tokens of God. God causes the sun to rise and set, and people acknowledge that this has to be because of some great power, but too often they worship the sun and moon instead of worshipping the Creator of the sun and moon. Verse nine adds, Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. David said that God provided the rain to grow the crops needed to feed the people. Whether people want to admit it or not, we owe God the praise for meeting our needs. Verse ten continues, Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. David continues to give God the credit and praise for providing for the needs of people. We as God's people today should especially give Him praise and thanks for providing for our needs, the greatest of which is salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Verse eleven states, Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. Verse twelve adds, They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. David said that God blessed the people every year with the birth of livestock. The whole earth is dependent on God whether people ever acknowledge it or not. Verse thirteen concludes, The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. God blesses us with what we need in the world, though not necessarily with what we want. We need to learn to give God the glory no matter what. As Christians, He has already provided for all our needs forever.
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